Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Herb/Forb, Native Plant, Perennial, Wildflower
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
1/2 inch to 3/4 inch flowers in various colors, most are 5-petaled with 4 petals being swept upright or fan-like and one acting as a guide for pollinators. The shape of the petals vary. Most bloom in spring.
Fruit
During the summer cleistogamous flowers without petals produce seeds which are thrown by mechanical ejection from three-parted seed capsules. Fruit capsules are produced that split open by way of three valves.
Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola
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