Viola Species, Downy Yellow Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet

This violet self-seeds freely. My original plant came from a hedgerow along a railroad right-of-way in Mattoon, Illinois where it grew i...Read Moren shade in rich, well-drained soil. For the past 25 years, it has grown and spread widely in my partially shaded foundation garden in Delaware, where it blooms in April of each year.

Spotted this lovely yellow flowered plant growing wild in Illiniwek Forest Preserve, Hampton, IL., close to the old ski lift. The locati...Read Moreon was in strong indirect light with well drained loose soil. The soil had lots of leaf litter. Took me thirty years to find a local grower. Bought 6 plants in 2005 at the farmer's market in Davenport, Iowa.

I have this in my woodland garden, it is a taller wild violet, and I have it growing near the edge of my pond garden. It requires no spe...Read Morecial care from me.