Description
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) Seed Packet – Ecoregion 8.1
Locally Sourced from 8.1 Ecoregion
Original Provenance: Erie County, New York
Blue-Purple flowers and glossy heart shaped leaves that emerge directly from underground rhizomes. The three lower petals are somewhat hairy and turn white at the “throat”. They can aggressively self-seed and become weedy in ideal growing conditions. Caterpillars of several types of Fritillary butterflies feed on the foliage.
**Note: Viola odorata looks similar but is native to Europe and has become naturalized in North America. How to identify the European Violet: Spreads via stolons (like strawberry plants), has a sweet fragrant smell, and the orange anther is hook shaped.
Additional Names: Missouri Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Lesbian Flower
Packet Quantity: ≥30
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 60 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Seeds are small, surface sow.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun-Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Zone: 3-9
Height: 4”
Spacing: 6”-8”
Bloom Time: April-June
*Please note – Lot number may differ from gallery image.*
