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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 2 to 5 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small purplish, spherical capsule containing brown seeds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White with very dark purple in the center
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
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Common names
  • White Violet
  • Kidney-Leaved Violet

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Location: Maine Woods
Date: 4000-06-03
Location: Maine woods
Date: 4000-06-22
Location: Maine Woods
Date: 4000-06-03
Location: Maine Woods
Date: 4000-06-03
Location: Maine Woods
Date: 4000-06-03
Location: Maine woods
Date: 4000-06-22
Location: Maine woods
Date: 4000-06-22
Location: Maine woods
Date: 4000-06-22

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