Viola blanda
Viola blanda is a darling violet with heart shaped leaves and fragrant, pure white flowers with deep purple veins on the lower petal.
Description:
Viola blanda is a darling violet with heart shaped leaves and fragrant, pure white flowers with deep purple veins on the lower petal. The leaves persist through the season and the plants are stoloniferous creating a nice groundcover. It is native to most of Canada from Alberta to Newfoundland and much of the eastern US where it occupies rich forest floors.
Common Name: Sweet White VIolet
Family: Violaceae (The Violet Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich, mesic to moist woods.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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