Viola sororia
Outstanding ground cover and essential food source for early pollinators
 
 
•Blooms: early
•Height: <1’
•Habitat: mesic and dry prairies and savannas
•Perennial
•Family: Violaceae
•Sun/Shade:  sun to shade
 
•Pollinator service: A critically important pollinator host plant! Hosts many species of butterflies and moths, including Fritillary butterfly larvae. Serves many specialist native bees
 
NOTES:
Makes an excellent ground cover and lawn and vegetable garden companion
 
PAIR IT! 
Ferns, Wild ginger, Blue phlox, Prairie smoke