• Height: 4-6 in
• Spread: 12-14 in
• Light: Full sun
• Soil: Dry-Average, Well drained
• Zone: 4-8
• Deer resistance: Moderate
  
• Deciduous
• Nativar

Not your average violet! A beautiful flush of spring bicolored flowers of dark purple and lilac. You will get a heavy bloom in spring but will typically see sporadic blooming till frost. Unlike most violets that self seed heavily and can overtake the garden 'Eco Artist Palette' is much more well behaved. The common name of birds foot violet comes from the deeply lobed foliage that is reminiscent of... you guessed it a birds foot.

Violets are a larval host for our Fritillary butterflies. (Want to see more butterfly plants? Click here). Many species of Fritillary are in decline because violets are typically seen as weeds in the garden making this an excellent addition for wildlife value! In addition to being a larval host violets also support several specialized bees in the Andrena genus.

This is a great choice to grow in sunny areas with drier well draining soils. It would be nice low growing selection for walkway or rock garden plantings. It is not favored by deer. (Deer eating your plants? Click for more deer resistant plants).