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Silver Gem

Viola walteri

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.

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2 Comments

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

I think it is "Silver Gem" or "Walter's Violet"- Viola walteri

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

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.

JC_Forester
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JC_Forester

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on May 9, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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