🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Violet
Viola odorata
ornamentals
Perennial
Violaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-8 in
📐 Height
4-6 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Fruit Trees
Shallow roots don't compete with tree roots
🤝 Strawberry
Traditional ground cover beneath strawberry beds
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Sensitive to juglone from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Sweetly fragrant spring flowers. Excellent ground cover in shade. Host plant for fritillary butterflies.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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