Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) BARE ROOT

If there’s remnant woodland nearby, you will find the common blue violet! This, one of our hardiest native flowers, will grow almost anywhere but thrives in part sun/shade and soil containing some loam. Excellent for naturalizing plantings, particularly in newer neighborhoods barren of all native species. Bright blue/purple flowers are a welcome sight in the spring, but plants bloom sporadically throughout the growing season. Foliage hosts several stunning species of fritillary butterfly! Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic Soil Type: Loam, Clay Loam, Sandy Loam Height: Up to 5” Bloom Color: Violet Bloom Time: Apr-Aug Root Type: Rhisome Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers occasionally attract small bees, flies, and skippers. Hosts many species fritillary butterflies (notably the Variegated Fritillary in Indiana). Ants feed on seed casings. Seeds are occasionally eaten by mice and ground-feeding birds such as wild turkey, bobwhite, and m