Data specific to Violas (Edit)
Flowers: |
Stemless
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Growth habit: |
Compact/mounding
Spreading/creeping/trailing
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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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Life cycle: |
Perennial
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Sun Requirements: |
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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Plant Height: |
2-6 inches |
Leaves: |
Semi-evergreen
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Flowers: |
Showy
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Flower Color: |
Blue
Mauve
Purple
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Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
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Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
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Propagation: Seeds: |
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Stolons and runners
Offsets
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Pollinators: |
Various insects
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- Labrador Violet
- American Dog Violet
- Alpine Violet
- Accepted: Viola labradorica
- Synonym: Viola adunca var. minor
- Synonym: Viola conspersa
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 17, 2013 5:31 PM concerning plant:
This delicate plant and flower are edible. The favored habitat is moist woods, swamps, and damp fields. It is attractive to wildlife, such as song birds and small mammals.
Posted by
Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 17, 2016 5:26 PM concerning plant:
The real Viola labradorica is almost never seen in cultivation. The plant usually sold under this name is actually
Dog Violet (Viola riviniana 'Purpurea Group'), which is native to Europe. Probably most of the pictures here are not Viola labradorica. Unfortunately, most people are not aware of this, and the Eurasian species is sold as a North American native plant.
Posted by
Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 12, 2012 1:24 PM concerning plant:
Honey bees get nectar from this plant.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 3:15 PM concerning plant:
Labrador Violet is a diminutive violet native from Greenland through New England. It has medium purple-blue, 3/4 inch flowers suffused with dark purple and a white eye. Flowering time is mostly in spring and then sporadically throughout the summer and fall. This particular variety has heart shaped leaves that have a wonderful soft dark purple cast in spring and fall. The leaf and flower colors contrast nicely. This little evergreen violet makes clumps 4 inches tall and 12 inches wide and spreads rapidly by slender rhizomes making it an excellent filler plant for the front of the border. Give it full sun up north and some shade down south and fairly moisture-retentive soil.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 3, 2013 2:31 AM concerning plant:
This viola is distinguished from other purple violets by the long spur and by the white hairs on the two side petals.
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