Common Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Common blue violet is the tough, adaptable violet of lawns and woodland edges across the East, with blue-violet (sometimes white) flowers and edible blooms. A workhorse fritillary host.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–0.75 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–0.75 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~29 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
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- Bird's-foot Violet (Viola pedata)
- Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis)
- Stream Violet (Viola glabella)
- Cream Violet (Viola striata)
- Western Dog Violet (Viola adunca)
- Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata)