Viola

Profuse, delicate flowers combine reddish-brown and cheery yellow petals. Flowers carpet the early garden. Attractive as cut flowers or beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens and as a small-scale ground cover. Allow to reseed for longevity in the garden. Reblooms in cool weather.

Companion Plants

False Spirea

Sandwort

St. John's Wort

Plant Details

Common name

Viola
Botanical name

Viola
Variety

Jackanapes
Zone

USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).
Light

Part sun
Height

5-6" (13-15 cm)
Habit

Clumping
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Yellow
Bloom Time

Spring-summer
Maintenance

Remove spent blooms

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