Common Blue Violet

Stats

Sun	part sun
Water	high
Grow time	—
Height	<1ft
Spacing	<6in

Light

Full sun	✗
Part shade	✓
Shade	✓

Traits

Life cycle	perennial
Category	creeping perennial
Growth habit	ground cover
Season	cool
Frost tolerance	hardy
Height	under 1ft
Spacing	under 6in
Days to bloom	over 150
Native us	✓

Growing

Water	high
Drainage	wet tolerant
Soil ph min	5.5
Soil ph max	7.0
Propagation
Seed	✓
Cutting	✗
Division	✓
Graft	✗
Tuber bulb crown	✗
Transplant	✓
Container ok	✓
Spread	self seeds
Deer resistant	✓
Drought tolerant	✗
Pollinator friendly	✓
Toxic to
People	✗
Pets	✗
Livestock	✗

Bloom

Length	6–12wk
Colors
White	✓
Yellow	✗
Orange	✗
Red	✗
Pink	✗
Purple	✓
Blue	✓
Green	✗
Fragrant	✗
Reblooms	✗
Deadhead	✗
Cut flower	✗
Dried flower	✗

Invasive

Status	none
Regions
Northeast	✗
Southeast	✗
Midwest	✓
Plains	✗
Southwest	✗
Mountain west	✗
Pacific northwest	✗
California	✗
Hawaii	✗
State noxious	✗
Escapes cultivation	✓

Pollinators

Visitors
Honey bees	✓
Native bees	✓
Bumblebees	✓
Butterflies	✓
Moths	✓
Hummingbirds	✗
Beneficial insects	—
Nectar	medium
Pollen	medium
Larval host	✓
Specialist bees	✓
Seed for birds	✗

Cover

Mat height	2–6in
Spread rate	fast
Foot traffic	light
Evergreen	✗
Lawn alternative	✓
Mowable	✓
Between pavers	✓
Erosion control	✓
Weed suppression	✗
Under trees	✓