The group of exquisite butterfly violets “Butterfly”, conventionally singled out by florists for the convenience of finding and identifying senpolias, includes both very old, but steadfastly keeping the varietal qualities of retro varieties, and completely new varieties of violets.

All varieties differ in nuances of life and growth, but have one thing in common – their flowers are amazingly similar to fluttering butterflies or moths, for which the violets get their exotic names.

The magnificent variety, in its blooming state resembling a flock of weightless butterflies whirling over a variegated meadow, is part of the breeding line of violets with the trademark “Buckeye”. The name is the brainchild of Pat Hancock, of Middletown, Ohio, USA, a world-renowned authority on new plant varieties.

Violet can be called a small exception to the breeding rules of P. Hancock, as forming a typical rosette of Bakai group with symmetrical arrangement of leaves along the contour and compact outlines. Senpolia in the young plant phase likes to lengthen the petioles of the leaves a little, which leads to an increase in the diameter of the rosette and loosening the degree of its fullness. With further growth, the rosette situation normalizes and its dimensions return to standard numerical values.

The variety was introduced to florists in 1997.