One of the most striking colors, violet, makes quite a statement! These different Types of Violet Flowers are great to enliven the beauty of any garden!
Violet symbolizes purity, calmness, spirituality, and luxury. You can bring all these virtues to your home or garden by growing different Types of Violet Flowers in containers, borders, or flower beds!
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Best Varieties of Violet Flowers
1. African Violets
Botanical Name: Saintpaulia
USDA Zone: 10-12
Height and Spread: 1-2 / 1 feet
African violets form a cluster of violet, white, or purple flowers in many shapes and sizes. They can be single or double, with ruffled or ringed petals. It prefers bright indirect sunlight and well-draining soil.
2. Verbena
Botanical Name: Verbena officinalis
USDA Zone: 6-10
Height and Spread: 1-2 / 1 feet
Verbena produces a cluster of mauve-colored flowers all summer long. Its low height also makes it an excellent pot plant. Grow this beautiful variety in well-drained moist soil.
3. Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula
USDA Zone: 5-9
Height and Spread: 2-5 / 1-2 feet
The mind-blowing fragrance of lavender flowers is known for relieving stress. Lavender’s deep purple flowers are ideal for hedges and garden beds.
4. Clematis
Botanical Name: Clematis ‘General Sikorski’
USDA Zone: 4-9
Height and Spread: 4-8 / 2-3 feet
The hybrid varieties of clematis produce violet, purple, red, or bicolor flowers. ‘General Sikorski’ shows off dark lavender color flowers with a red tinge in the center.
5. Bellflower
Botanical Name: Campanula rapunculoides
USDA Zone: 3-10
Height and Spread: 2-6 feet / 1-2 feet
The small, bell-shaped violet flowers of this species are arranged beautifully on green stems. They enjoy both full sun and partial shade, with regular watering. It is one of the best types of violet flowers you can grow!
6. Dwarf Iris
Botanical Name: Iris reticulata ‘Violet Beauty.’
USDA Zone: 5-10
Height and Spread: A foot / Less than a foot
‘Violet Beauty’ has beautiful bright flowers on an upright plant. It works well in full sun. The plant is ideal for growing on edges and in the spring garden.
7. Catmint
Botanical Name: Nepeta ‘Aroma Violet’
USDA Zone: 4-8
Height and Spread: 2-6 / 1-2 feet
Disease, drought, and heat resistant catmint is ideal for ground cover. It produces violet-colored flowers with fragrant foliage. This herb thrives in full sun with regular watering.
8. Balloon Flower
Botanical Name: Platycodon grandiflorus
USDA Zone: 3-8
Height and Spread: 1-3 / 1-2 feet
Star-shaped, violet flowers have dark blue veins running on each petal. Balloon-like buds blossom throughout summer. It does well in full sun or partial shade.
9. Salvia
Botanical Name: Salvia lycioides X greggii ‘Ultra Violet’
USDA Zone: 4-9
Height and Spread: 1-4 / 1-3 feet
This beautiful, eye-catching variety showcases bright violet flowers on upright stems with dark green foliage from mid-summer to frost. Best for flower beds or borders.
10. Pasque Flower
Botanical Name: Pulsatilla vulgaris
USDA Zone: 5-9
Height and Spread: A foot tall and wide
This ornamental spring-flowering variety features purple-violet, crocus-like flowers. It grows best in fertile, well-drained soil under full sun.
11. Allium
Botanical Name: Allium stipitatum ‘Violet Beauty.’
USDA Zone: 3-9
Height and Spread: 2-4 / 1-2 feet
The Allium ‘Violet Beauty’ flowers in late spring to early summer, producing fragrant flowers in violet shade. It thrives in full sun to part shade in well-draining soil.
12. Bush Clock Vine
Botanical Name: Thunbergia erecta
USDA Zone: 10-12
Height and Spread: 1-3 / 1-3 feet
With fragrant and beautiful violet-purple flowers, this plant is a must-have for hedges and borders. In performs well in sunlight and shade both and is relatively safe from pests and diseases.
‘Viola’ Violet Flower Varieties
13. Crowfoot Violet
Botanical Name: Viola pedatifida
USDA Zone: 3-8
Height and Spread: Less than a foot tall and wide
This one is a unique, stemless plant with bright purple flowers. It thrives well in bright sunlight and can also tolerate drought to some extent.
14. Wild Pansy
Botanical Name: Viola tricolor
USDA Zone: 4-9
Height and Spread: A foot tall and wide
Wild pansy shows off overlapping petals in purple, violet, or white color. It performs well in well-drained soil under semi-shade or no shade.
15. Northern Bog Violet
Botanical Name: Viola nephrophylla
USDA Zone: 6-8
Height and Spread: Less than a foot tall and wide
The 5 petal flowers of these plants are deep violet. It is also an endangered species and threatened in New Hampshire.
16. Early Blue Violet
Botanical Name: Viola adunca
USDA Zone: 4-8
Height and Spread: Less than a foot tall and wide
It is a compact plant with heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are deep violet with 5 petals, each. This one is also listed as endangered. Both the leaves and flowers are edible.
17. Common Dog Violet
Botanical Name: Viola riviniana
USDA Zone: 4-8
Height and Spread: Less than a foot tall and wide
Native to Africa, it is also famous as wood violet. The plant is a perennial and grows 5 petals, light purple flowers from April to June.
18. Florist’s Violet
Botanical Name: Viola odorata
USDA Zone: 4-8
Height and Spread: Less than a foot / 1-2 feet
Growing scented, dark violet, or white flowers, florist’s violet is famous for its sweet fragrance that’s used in many cosmetics and perfumes.
