Common Blue Violet is a hardy native perennial with tight habit and wooly blue-green heart-shaped foliage. The fragrant flowers are usually blue-purple, but may be white with purple veining, and bloom heavily in early spring and may continue intermittently through summer. Prefers full sun and moist well-drained soils. Freely self-seeds in ideal conditions. Tolerates wet soils and black walnut.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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~ 0.5'
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Spread:
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0.5' - 0.75'
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Spacing:
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0.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. No serious insect or disease problems. Foliage tends to depreciate in hot summers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Wood Spurge, Violet
IMAGES: Prides Corner, Viola sororia
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
