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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Pinch back before flowering. Shear by half after flowering. Cut back old foliage in the Fall. Divide every 3 years in Spring or Fall.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Horned Violet
  • Tufted Pansy

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Direct sown - Ash tree bed
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