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Viola walteri "Silver Gem'

Silver Gem Prostrate Blue Violet

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    Silver Gem Prostrate Blue Violet ( Viola walteri "Silver Gem' )
    Violet Family

    This low-growing, stoloniferous violet forms dense mats, making it an excellent ground cover for shaded woodland gardens and rock gardens.Its bright purple flowers emerge in early spring and continue blooming into late summer. It thrives in an average, well drained soil, and is drought tolerant when established. 

    ‘Silver Gem’ is a cultivar of Walter’s Violet, known for its silvery-green variegated foliage.  In North Carolina and other mild climates, the foliage remains semi-evergreen to evergreen, while in colder regions, it may go fully dormant in winter before reemerging in spring. 

    Blooms: Purple, 6-8 weeks, April-June
    Leaves: Silvery, heart-shaped foliage is semi-evergreen
    Height: 3-5” 
    Space: 10-15”
    Soil: Average-Dry
    Exposure: Full Shade-Part Shade
    Fauna: Small bees, flies
    Deer Resistance:High
    Zone: 6-8
    Native Status: NC native, uncommon in the Mountains, rare in the Piedmont
    Provenance:Unknown, seed grown