Freckles Violet

Ornamental Features:

Freckles Violet features delicate white flowers with blue spots at the ends of the stems from early spring to mid summer. It's tomentose heart-shaped leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The brick red stems are very effective and add winter interest.

Landscape Attributes:

Freckles Violet is an herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a high maintenance perennial that will require regular care and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding
• Invasive

Freckles Violet is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Freckles Violet will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity extending to 6 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 6 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider covering it with a thick layer of mulch in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones. This plant can be propagated by seed.

This is a selection of a native North American species.