viola
Viola cornuta
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue, violet, lavender (bicolors)
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Viola (Viola cornuta) is a perennial for borders, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a low, clumping mound of evergreen leaves and bears fragrant blue, violet, and lavender flowers in spring, summer, and autumn. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Little bluestem, and Red spider lily.
Native range
Europe.