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Wavy-leaved Violet are quite rare in Michigan. This charming, lesser-known woodland beauty is prized for its uniquely sculpted foliage and lovely purple-blue flowers that bring life to the forest floor in mid-spring. It earns its common name from the distinctively lobed, gently undulating margins of its leaves, which set it apart from other wild violets and add architectural interest to the shade garden. Unlike common violets, the Wavy-leaved violet produces deeply divided, hand-shaped leaves right from its earliest spring emergence.
Sun Exposure: part shade to full shade
Water Needs: medium
Soil Type: rich loam
Mature Height: 6 to 12 inches
Deer Resistance: High
Bloom Time: April, May
Bloom Color: purple
Plant Spacing: 8 inches
Pollinator Friendly: The bright blossoms offer an important early-season food source for native bees and early butterflies.
Unique Foliage: Unlike standard heart-shaped violet leaves, the leaves are deeply divided into 7 to 9 narrow lobes, creating a delicate, fern-like texture that lasts all season.
Naturalizing: It spreads gently via short, thick underground rhizomes to form tidy, non-aggressive clumps.
Wavy-leaved Violet are quite rare in Michigan. This charming, lesser-known woodland beauty is prized for its uniquely sculpted foliage and lovely purple-blue flowers that bring life to the forest floor in mid-spring. It earns its common name from the distinctively lobed, gently undulating margins of its leaves, which set it apart from other wild violets and add architectural interest to the shade garden. Unlike common violets, the Wavy-leaved violet produces deeply divided, hand-shaped leaves right from its earliest spring emergence.
Sun Exposure: part shade to full shade
Water Needs: medium
Soil Type: rich loam
Mature Height: 6 to 12 inches
Deer Resistance: High
Bloom Time: April, May
Bloom Color: purple
Plant Spacing: 8 inches
Pollinator Friendly: The bright blossoms offer an important early-season food source for native bees and early butterflies.
Unique Foliage: Unlike standard heart-shaped violet leaves, the leaves are deeply divided into 7 to 9 narrow lobes, creating a delicate, fern-like texture that lasts all season.
Naturalizing: It spreads gently via short, thick underground rhizomes to form tidy, non-aggressive clumps.