Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia Willd. - Violet family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Common Blue Violet: Boloria bellona, Clossiana bellona, Clossiana epithore, Clossiana selene, Euptoieta claudia, Speyeria aphrodite, Speyeria atlantis, Speyeria cybele, Speyeria diana, Speyeria idalia, Speyeria mormonia, Speyeria nokomis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.