Violaceae
Viola epipsila
Viola epipsila
Also known as Viola palustris var. epipsila, Viola palustris var. sciaphila, Viola palustris scanica, Viola suecica
Native Plants · Violet · Woodland · Bog Plant · Shade Perennial · Wildflower · Cool Climate · Ground Cover · European Native · Moist Soil · Dwarf
Viola epipsila, the dwarf marsh violet, is a delicate woodland perennial from cool temperate Europe and Asia that thrives in moist, humus-rich soils under partial shade. Keep the soil consistently moist and avoid hot, dry conditions, as this species is adapted to boggy woodland margins and streamside habitats. It is best used in shaded rock gardens or bog plantings where moisture can be reliably maintained.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 5-7 days during active growth; reduce in dormancy
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, West Siberia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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