Mountain Violet

Did you know

• Despite its name meaning 'purple,' mountain violet typically has yellow flowers with purple-brown streaks on the lower petals.
• The purple lines on the petals serve as nectar guides, directing bees to the center of the flower.
• It thrives in dry, open habitats from desert scrub to subalpine forests across the western states.
• Like other violets, it produces cleistogamous flowers that never open and self-pollinate underground.
• The fleshy leaves help the plant store water, an adaptation to the dry mountain environments it inhabits.

Color meanings

Uses

• rock gardens
• native plant gardens
• alpine plantings