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Viola labradorica var. purpurea
Labrador Violet Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Labrador Violet is a diminutive violet native from Greenland through New England. It has medium purple-blue, 3/4 inch flowers suffused with dark purple and a white eye. Flowering time is mostly in spring and then sporadically throughout the summer and fall. This particular variety has heart shaped leaves that have a wonderful soft dark purple cast in spring and fall. The leaf and flower colors contrast nicely. This little evergreen violet makes clumps 4 inches tall and 12 inches wide and spreads rapidly by slender rhizomes making it an excellent filler plant for the front of the border. Give it full sun up north and some shade down south and fairly moisture retentive soil. It would look great with the spring Phloxes, Jacobs Ladder, Bluestar, Bowmans Root, or Lyre-leaved Sage. Cat# 1230

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X Native Plant X Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
X Yes Semi No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree X Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
Full sun Mostly sunny Half and half
X Full shade X Mostly shady
Soil Condition
Sandy X Organic
Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
Dry Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
X 12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral X Violet Brown
Peach, salmon X Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer X Early fall
X Mid spring Mid summer X Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall

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