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Silver Gem

Viola walteri

Photo by JC_Forester
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Field Notes

Description:

Silver variegated, tiny reddish-green foliage forms a cute little mound that is covered with delicate violet blooms from early spring and sporadically through the rest of the year. Attractive but not invasive, it is proven quite drought tolerant once established and is happiest in full to part shade

Habitat:

Cliffline habitat.

Reference Links:

PLANTS Profile for Viola walteri (prostrate blue violet) | USDA PLANTS

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
JC_Forester
I think it is "Silver Gem" or "Walter's Violet"- Viola walteri
JC_Forester
I think this is a Viola sp. The veination is much darker in the leaf. Possibly a variation. Veination and texture is similar to rattlesnake plaintain.

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