- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- 3 to 6 inches
- Project:
- Raingarden, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Purple
- Bloom Months:
- May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Low to Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low to Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Butterfly), Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona
Notes/Description:
Found in southeast and east-central Minnesota, Bird's Foot Violet has purple flowers with an orange center and prefers drier and sandy soils. It is a larval host plant for several butterfly species.