[MomwithHope]

Excuse the repost but I had to search for the old thread late last night. Wondered if anyone had any knowledge of this -

Not a gardening plant but I found this violet today. We are in the woods for the most part in west Michigan. We have many wild violets, the purple, lighter blue, yellow, white, a white with a purple center and this one, spotted today, never seen before in the 35 years we have had the property. Right up by the house at the base of the bird bath. I am thinking it is a hinky cross between the purple and the white. Have looked all over the internet at violet pictures and can't find anything like it. The whole patch looks like this.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Very interesting! I’ve had QUITE the crop of violets in my lawn, but I think they’re pretty, so I don’t kill them off. Solid purple or white with a purple throat, but none like your picture.

I think you’re right that they’ve cross-bred or something, or maybe it was weather-related? Were they already up and you got more snow? Maybe being under the snow while blooming effected them?

Do you have a local County Agent you can ask, or a local Arboretum?