Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'

Also Known As

Prostrate Blue Violet
Silver Gem Trailing Violet

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3"-5"
W: 8"-10"

planting zones

5a-8b

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Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' plant details

Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In spring purple flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: violaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 8 IN - 10 IN - wide, 3 IN - 5 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring
Uses: long-blooming, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' is a gorgeous trailing violet native to eastern North America introduced by the Mt Cuba Center. It has beautiful, silvery, heart-shaped foliage with darker veins that form a dense, tidy mat in shade and part shade. Lavender flowers appear in early spring and rebloom consistently until fall. If you are a lover of foliage, this is a must have plant. Drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

You'll love little 'Silver Gem'. It forms a dense, tidy mat of attractive silvery foliage. Purple flowers begin to appear in March and persist into autumn. Exceptionally drought tolerant once established and happiest in part to full shade. 3-4" tall and spreads in a modest fashion.

By: Avant Gardens

Originating as a chance seedling in Bibb County, Alabama, and recently introduced by Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center, this dazzling nearly evergreen Viola lives up to its name. Prominent olive green veins and greenish purple reverses distinguish low growing heartshaped silvery leaves that clothe trailing stems and forge a no-nonsense dense mounded ground cover. Energetic, adaptable and drought tolerant once established, 'Silver Gem's dapper appearance is further festooned with a multitude of delicate purple flowers from spring until frost.