Stream Violet
Viola glabella
Stream violet brightens moist Pacific woodlands with cheerful yellow flowers in early spring, spreading into soft colonies along shaded creeks. Young leaves and flower buds are edible raw or cooked, thickening soups much like okra; a tea can be made from the leaves.
- Family
- Violaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~29 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
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