Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Common Blue Violet (Woolly Blue Violet)
Viola sororia   [C-value 3]
 Violet Family (Violaceae)
Blooms March - May

The native Common Blue Violet is very common in our area. It prefers partial sun or light shade and moist to slightly moist rich silty loam soil. Habitats include open woodlands, woodland edges, savannas, and wooded slopes along streams. This woodland spring perennial has leaves and flowers emerging directly from the rhizome forming a basal rosette up to 6" across and 4" high. The toothed oval-shaped leaves are up to 3" long and 3" across. The medium to dark violet flowers are about ¾" across with 5 rounded petals.

Common Blue Violet at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve May 6, 2006

Common Blue Violet at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve May 6, 2006

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