This is a wonderful viola that blooms in later winter to early spring with large, sweetly scented dark blue to purple flowers over a mound of dark green heart shaped leaves. This plant adds fragrance and color when few other plants are blooming. Flowers are great for cutting and are edible, they make great candied flowers or can be eaten fresh.
A perennial for zones 5-9. Blooms in spring-summer of first year only growing about 6 inches tall.