Bird's-foot Violet
Viola pedata
Bird's-foot violet is the showiest native violet, with large pansy-like blue-violet flowers over finely divided leaves on dry, sandy, acidic barrens. A fritillary host that resents rich or wet soil.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV