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Viola pedata
Also called Bird's Foot Violet, Pansy Violet, Bird Foot Violet, Crowfoot Violet, Birds Foot Violet
Birdfoot violet is a small perennial wildflower native to sandy areas of eastern North America, with deeply divided leaves and pansy-like flowers. It needs sharply drained, sandy, acidic soil and is hard to keep in ordinary garden beds.
Viola pedata, the birdsfoot violet, bird's-foot violet, or mountain pansy, is a violet native to sandy areas in central and eastern North America.
Birdsfoot violet favors well drained, acidic soils in full to partial sun environments. It is difficult to cultivate in typical garden environments because it does not tolerate rich, organic garden soils and excess moisture.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola pedata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
