Cream Violet
Viola striata
A robust, branching violet of moist woodlands and floodplains. Bears numerous creamy-white flowers adorned with fine purple stripes on the lower petals, blooming continuously from mid-spring into early summer. Easily naturalizes in damp, shaded sites.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~29 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV
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