Experienced gardeners have a strong love-hate relationship with violets, and it all depends on where they are planted. Of course, everybody loves the flowers. Just keep them out of your regular flower garden, and use them under trees, in front of shrubs, and other places for patches of color and borders of groundcover-like violets alone. Because they seed and spread rapidly, and if they spread throughout your other perennials, and in a year or two, you'll have a big job pulling them all out and cleaning everything up.
But just look at those flowers! Who can resist? Plant yours where you want them to spread, and you'll love them forever.
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SKU |
AM014001 |
Item Package Size |
Plant - 2" Pot |
Common Name |
Columbine Horned Violet, Horned Pansy, Tufted Violet |
Botanical Name |
Viola cornuta Columbine |
Zones |
5, 6, 7, 8 |
Light Requirements |
Half Sun / Half Shade, Full Shade |
Flower Color |
Purple |
Flower Size |
1-2" flowers |
Mature Height |
12 inches |
Mature Height |
6-10" tall |
Estimated Mature Spread |
6-8" wide |
Growth Rate |
Fast |
Bloom Season |
Mid - Late Summer, Early - Mid Fall |
Bloom Time |
Mid summer to early fall |
Planting Depth |
Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in. |
Ships As |
Potted Plant |
Foliage |
Oval green leaves. |
Evergreen |
Yes |
Soil Type |
Loamy Soil, Moist / Wet Soil |
Soil Moisture |
Average, Moist / Wet, Well Draining |
Advantages |
Deer Resistant, Attract Butterflies, Low Maintenance, Fragrant, Containers, Groundcover, Evergreen, Plants for Small Spaces, Great for Mass Plantings |
Ideal Region |
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest |
Planting Time |
Spring / Summer, Fall |
Neonicotinoid Free |
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Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada |
No |