Albiflora common blue violet
Viola sororia 'Albiflora'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Albiflora' common blue violet (Viola sororia 'Albiflora') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, ground cover, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a clump at a rapid rate and blooms in spring and again in summer. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Eastern columbine, Carlton daffodil, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.