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Viola walteri Silver Gem
Handsome, Mounding Silvery Foliage
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Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'

Item # 33725
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Ships at the proper planting time for your zone.

Native to the Appalachian Piedmont.

Blooms from spring until frost!
A delightfully mounding, trailing little plant with striking variegation and bold violet-blue blooms, 'Silver Gem' is a fine new selection of our native Appalachian Blue Violet, developed for the Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware and perfect for a partly shaded spot in your border or best container.

The heart-shaped leaves of this perennial are deep olive-green with silver streaks and a purple reverse. Lush and mounding, they add rich color to any setting. And dotted among them are small, delicately striped violet-blue flowers that begin in mid-spring and continue all the way to mid-fall.

The blooms are abundant and eye-catching on plants that stand up to drought beautifully and make a splendid ground cover as well as an accent. Just 3 to 5 inches high, this plant reaches 10 to 15 inches wide, and is especially effective tumbling over rocks or in a terraced garden.

'Silver Gem' has all the native vigor you would expect of our Appalachian Blue Violet. The variegation is splendid and the flower power amazing. Treat your landscape to this vigorous, adaptable selection of an American native species! Zones 5-8.

Genus Viola
Species walteri
Variety 'Silver Gem'
Bloom Season Mid Spring - Mid Fall
Habit Mound-shaped
Zone 5 - 8
Plant Height 3 in - 5 in
Plant Width 10 in - 15 in
Item Form 4-inch Pot
Additional Characteristics Bloom First Year, Ever Blooming, Native, Variegated
Bloom Color Dark Blue, Dark Lavender
Foliage Color Medium Green, Purple, Silver/Gray, Variegated
Light Requirements Part Shade
Moisture Requirements Dry, Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Drought Tolerant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Border, Containers, Foliage Interest, Outdoor, Ground Cover
Restrictions CAN, HI, PR