Native Habitat:
Bogs, wet meadows, seeps, streambanks, and moist forest edges.
 
Bloom Time:
April – July
 
Growth Habit & Mature Size:
Perennial herb, 2–6 inches tall, forming low mats or small colonies. Features round to heart-shaped leaves on long petioles. Produces delicate pale lavender to soft pinkish-violet flowers with faint darker streaks.
 
Light & Soil Requirements:
Partial shade to full shade; thrives in saturated, humus-rich soils such as peat, muck, or consistently wet loam. Prefers cool, moist microhabitats and does not tolerate prolonged drying.
 
Willamette Valley Native Companion Plants:
Carex obnupta, Carex unilateralis, Athyrium filix-femina, Adiantum pedatum, Tiarella trifoliata, Tolmiea menziesii.
 
Urban Garden Function:
Provides low-growing, moisture-loving groundcover and soft spring color for shady rain gardens, wet woodland gardens, seeps, bog gardens, and other consistently moist urban plantings. Enhances layered planting structure near water features and plays well with ferns and moisture-adapted forbs.
 
Wildlife Supported:
Flowers attract small native bees, early-season pollinators, and moisture-loving insects. Dense leaves provide shelter and microhabitats for invertebrates in wet garden zones.
 
Historical Use:
Used ornamentally for its delicate flowers and ability to naturalize in wet, shaded gardens. Appreciated in cool-climate botanical plantings and naturalistic wetland restorations.