Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
Marsh blue violet thrives in wet meadows, seeps, and stream edges, with blue-violet flowers held above the leaves. A fritillary host for damp, sunny-to-shaded ground.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV