Halberd-leaved Violet
Viola hastata
A lovely, stem-bearing woodland violet with distinctive spear-shaped (halberd-like) green leaves, often beautifully mottled with silver-gray. Bears bright, golden-yellow flowers with purple veins in early spring. Prefers acidic, damp soils in shaded woods.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.25–0.75 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.75 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~29 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, GA, KY, MD, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
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