Viola, English Violet, Garden Violet, Sweet Violet 'Alba'

Violaodorata

Family
Violaceae (vy-oh-LAY-see-ee)
Genus
Viola (vy-OH-la)
Species
odorata (oh-dor-AY-tuh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Foliage
This plant is resistant to deer
Hardiness
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Other Details
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Bloom Size
Other details
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Seed Collecting
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Jacksonville, Florida

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Gardener's Notes:

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1
neutral
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A
(Zone 6b) | February 2016 | positive

Viola odorata is wonderful here in my garden in Austria. It makes a ground cover unter a little tree of Prunus incisa. I love this

B
Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a) | April 2009 | neutral

I have these growing in a certain area in my yard. I love them.

If you don't catch the seed pods before they open they wi...Read More

M
Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) | April 2008 | negative

To me it is more aggressive than the purple form of Sweet Violet in gardens - they will sometimes cross with each other and products flow...Read More

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