groundcover layer
horned violet
viola cornuta
spurred lilac faces over a spreading evergreen mat, flowering for months if sheared — edible flowers for the plate and steady forage for small bees along a shaded edge.
functions
ground coverpollinator foragefood crop
field guide
light
part shade
moisture
moderate
soil
humus-rich, moist
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relationships — grows well with
sweet violetviola odorata→wild strawberryfragaria vesca→bugleajuga reptans→foam flowertiarella cordifolia→
see horned violet on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around horned violet
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- horned violet — the anchor
- groundcover
- sweet violetwild strawberrybuglefoam flower