Viola striata
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Species Native to Missouri
Common Name: pale violet
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Violaceae
Zone: 4 to 7
Native Range: Eastern North America
Height: 0.75 to 1 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 feet
Bloom Time: April to June
Bloom Color: Lavender
Bloom Description: Pale violet/white
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Medium
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Butterflies
Tolerates: Deer
Uses: Groundcover, Will Naturalize

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soils in part shade. Prefers moist, humusy soils. Does not spread by runners, but freely self-seeds.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Pale violet (also commonly called cream violet or striped violet) is a native Missouri wildflower which occurs in rich, moist woods, valleys, bottomlands and streambanks in the Ozark region of the State. Features creamy white flowers with a purple-veined lower petal. Flowers appear in spring (April-June in St. Louis) rising from the leaf axils of leafy stems growing 6-12" tall. Dark green, heart-shaped leaves with deeply cut stipules form a thick ground cover. Striata in Latin means "lined or striped" in reference to the lower flower petal veining.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Profuse self-seeding borders on being weedy in more formalized plantings.

Garden Uses

Mass in shaded areas of woodland gardens, wildflower gardens or native plant gardens.

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