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Canada Violet

Viola canadensis

Family:

Violet family - Violaceae

Canada violet, our only woodland violet, offers superb groundcover in shady gardens and serves as a host plant for fritillary butterflies.

Woodland garden

Woodland garden

Pollinator garden

Pollinator garden

Prefers morning sun

Prefers morning sun

Details

Emerges 

May

Seed collection

Flowers

May

white flowers

White

pink flowers

Pink

July

Height

20

-

40

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial

Width

-

cm

Habit

Forbs

Spreading

Spreading

Herbaceous

Herbaceous

Stoloniferous

Stoloniferous

Ecology

Supports

Supports butterflies and moths

Butterflies & Moths

Providing

larval host plant

Larval host plant

Canada violet is a host plant for fritillary butterflies.

Habitat

Typically found in

woodland

In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Moist conditions

Moist

Light

Partial shade

Part shade

Full shade

Full shade

Soil

Average garden soil, Clay, Gravel, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Seeds

Sowing Recommendations

Sow seeds in Fall

Fall planting

Landscape

Use for:

Border placement

Border

Groundcover

Groundcover

Growing Tips

•Spreads by underground stolons, useful for covering larger areas

•Easily controlled with edging buried 15 cm deep


Description

Our tallest violet, Canada violet has white flowers tinged with purple and kidney-shaped leaves. It prefers damp, shady conditions and will spread to form dense groundcover.

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