hookedspur violet
Viola adunca
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 14 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue , purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hookedspur violet (Viola adunca) is a perennial for ground cover, meadow, and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Pansy-like bluish-violet flowers hang at the tips of slender stalks. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies visit the fragrant blooms in spring and summer.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Trumpet honeysuckle, and Buffalo grass.
Native range
AK, AZ, CA, CO, and 25 more places. See all 29
AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY; AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, and SK.