Common Blue Violet
Viola sororia
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A familiar low-growing native violet with purple spring flowers and exceptional value as a fritillary host plant.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade, Part Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry to Medium, Medium
- Height
- 4-8 in
- Spread
- 6-12 in
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Bloom Color
- Violet-blue
- Garden Uses
- Groundcover; woodland gardens; naturalized lawns; pollinator gardens
Native violets may be small, but they play an outsized ecological role. Their spring flowers feed early pollinators, while their foliage is essential food for the caterpillars of several fritillary butterflies.
Good to know: Low-growing spring flowers; important host plant for fritillary butterfly caterpillars.