Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca ssp. adunca

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Moderate

Baker's Violet

Viola bakeri

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Great Basin Violet

Viola beckwithii

Calscape.org

© 2007 Gauna, USDA FS Modoc National Forest

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Northern Two-eyed Violet

Viola cuneata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Hall's Violet

Viola hallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 9 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Cream, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Howell's Violet

Viola howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Alaska Violet

Viola langsdorffii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Yellow Violet

Viola lobata

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pine Violet

Viola lobata ssp. lobata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Leconte Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western Heart's Ease

Viola ocellata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

Calscape.org

© 2007 Fabelfroh, Photographed by Kristian Peters

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Johnny Jump Up

Viola pedunculata

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade

Gray-leaved Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. grisea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goosefoot Yellow Violet

Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Canary Violet

Viola praemorsa

Calscape.org

© 1994 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Upland Yellow Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Astoria Violet

Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Viola primulifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Western White Bog Violet

Viola primulifolia ssp. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mountain Violet

Viola purpurea

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Golden Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. aurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. dimorpha

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. integrifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Brent Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea

Calscape.org

© 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Goosefoot Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Purple-marked Yellow Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Redwood Violet

Viola sempervirens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Shelton's Violet

Viola sheltonii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 11 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Felt-leaved Violet

Viola tomentosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly