Viola walteri ‘Silver Gem’

Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' is a fantastic trailing, ground-covering violet with silver foliage and reblooming purple flowers.


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Viola walteri ‘Silver Gem’ is a gorgeous trailing violet native to eastern North America introduced by the Mt Cuba Center. It has beautiful, silvery, heart-shaped foliage with darker veins that form a dense, tidy mat in shade and part shade. Lavender flowers appear in early spring and rebloom consistently until fall. If you are a lover of foliage, this is a must have plant. Drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant.

Common Name:  Prostrate Blue Violet

Family:  Violaceae (The Violet Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-8

Light:  Part Shade Part Sun Full Shade

Height:  under 4"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring - Fall

Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Moist deciduous woods in the eastern US from Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico.

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