Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'
Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' is a fantastic trailing, ground-covering violet with silver foliage and reblooming purple flowers.
Description:
Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' is a gorgeous trailing violet native to eastern North America introduced by the Mt Cuba Center. It has beautiful, silvery, heart-shaped foliage with darker veins that form a dense, tidy mat in shade and part shade. Lavender flowers appear in early spring and rebloom consistently until fall. If you are a lover of foliage, this is a must have plant. Drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Prostrate Blue Violet
Family: Violaceae (The Violet Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade
Height: under 4"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist deciduous woods in the eastern US from Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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