Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia Willd.

Violet family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Perennial
Mature Height
10 inches
Flower Color
White, Pink, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Host Boloria bellona, Clossiana bellona, Clossiana epithore, Clossiana selene, Euptoieta claudia, Speyeria aphrodite, Speyeria atlantis, Speyeria cybele, Speyeria diana, Speyeria idalia, Speyeria mormonia, Speyeria nokomis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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