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
- perennial
- Height
- 0–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV