Create a sea of violet-blue flowers from spring to autumn with ‘Silver Gem’ violet! This native perennial forms a dense mat of attractive silver foliage and delicate violet flowers in shade gardens or woodland areas. It’s also an excellent flowering ground cover for adding a pop of color underneath trees, large shrubs, and any other garden site that may receive dappled shade. Drought, deer, it doesn’t matter; ‘Silver Gem’ will is durable, unbothered by pests, and persists with gorgeous blooms nearly all year long. Give this charming violet a try, garden goers and pollinators alike will fall in love.

Vital Details:

Plant size: 3-5” tall x 10-15” wide

Light: Part-sun (4-6 hours sun) to shade (<4 hours sun)

Water: Prefers average to moist soil. During dry spells, provide your plant with supplemental water, aiming for about 1 inch of water weekly, including rain.

Hardiness: 6-8 (Find your hardiness zone)

Season of interest: Spring through fall

Pollinator value: Attracts various species of butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Attracts songbirds to the garden.

Notable Features: Native, deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, spring-blooming, summer-blooming, fall-interest, long-blooming, easy to grow, pollinator-friendly, ground cover

Pot Size: One quart

Plant Name: Viola 'Silver Gem'