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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.

Bright green Canada violet leaves unfolding in mid-May

White flower and green foliage of Canada violet in full bloom early June

White Canada violet flowers tinged with pink in late June

Woodland garden

Pollinator garden

Prefers morning sun

Details

Emerges

May

Seed collection

Flowers

May

White

Pink

July

Height

20

-

40

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial

Width

-

cm

Habit

Forbs

Spreading

Herbaceous

Stoloniferous

Ecology

Supports

Butterflies & Moths

Providing

Larval host plant

Canada Violet is a host plant for Fritillary butterflies.

Habitat

Typically found in

woodland

In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Moist

Light

Part shade

Full shade

Soil

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

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Sowing Recommendations

Fall planting

Landscape

Use for:

Border

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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