- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 6 to 12 inches
- Project:
- Raingarden, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- May
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Low to Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- None
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
There are two species of yellow violet in Minnesota and Downy Yellow, Smooth or Yellow Violet is one of them. Yellow Violet is a woodland species that grows well in partly shady conditions and well-drained soil. It can bloom very early in spring and is a favorite of butterflies.