PRAIRIE VIOLET (Viola pedatifida)

bloom Apr-Jun | height 6" | full to part-sun

Violets are a great ground cover mixed in with other short species. This violet takes more sun and drier conditions than some of the others and has a beautiful foliage texture. 

Every wonder why many of our native spring flowers are in shades of blue-purple? Some of our earliest pollinators (bees) see mostly in these shades plus ultra violet light. It is a beautiful relationship :)

Plants that grow well with prairie violet: Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama), Allium canadense var. Lavendulare (showy wild garlic), Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alumroot)

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