Viola Sororia

Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Perennials, Edible, Ground Cover, Herb, Herbaceous Perennial, Native Plant, Perennial, Wildflower

Annual

0-1 ft.

Flowers are borne on long peduncles from ground slightly overtopping leaves, zygomorphic, deep blue-violet to white, nodding;. There are 5 unequal petals, the uppermost pair nearly erect, the lateral pair spreading. Blue to whitened with medial basal erect pubescence, lowermost petal white basally, veins dark violet; spur to .1 inch; sepals 5. In North Carolina, flowers are purple to purplish-white and appear from February to May.

Fruit is a 3-chambered capsule. In North Carolina, fruits are available from April to June., Green with purple