johnny jump up
Viola tricolor
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Blue, cream/tan, yellow, orange, purple, variegated, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Johnny jump up (Viola tricolor) is an annual for borders, containers, and cottage gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy annuals and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant blooms in spring and summer. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Sweet violet, Woodland strawberry, and Sweet woodruff.
Native range
Europe and Asia.