Viola sororia var. missouriensis

Also known as Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet

Woolly blue violets, commonly Viola sororia, are Missouri wildflowers that grow in wooded areas, thickets, and along stream banks. A stemless, rhizomatous, low-growing perennial with downy, heart-shaped leaves and large blue-violet flowers (sometimes white with purple veins). The flowers are borne on leafless stalks. It blooms in early spring and sometimes intermittently into the summer.

Growing conditions include average, medium, and well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Plants prefer moist and humusy soils. They self-seed readily and become weedy in optimum growing conditions despite not spreading by runners.

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Height: 6”-9”
Spread: 6”-9”
Bloom: April-August
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Medium
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Origin: Eastern North America