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Wild violets (Viola odorata) have heart-shaped leaves with purple-blue flowers. Some varieties also have white or yellow blooms. Although in some areas they are considered annuals or biennials, wild violets often self-seed, coming back each year in unexpected locations.
What Are Wild Violets? Wild violets are a close relative to annual violas and pansies, Shipman says. They are a persistent, low-growing, broadleaf perennial that thrives in shady spots with moist soil, and they flower prolifically in the early spring.
Viola sororia, or wild violets, are low-growing perennials with heart-shaped leaves and large purplish-blue flowers. Sometimes called Missouri violet, meadow violet, or wooly blue violet, these flowers are often considered weeds because of their unwanted appearance in lawns and gardens.
Wild violet is a small purple/blue flowers that emerge in early spring. They commonly grow in yards, gardens, borders of forests. But generally don’t take over an area unless they are left unchecked for a long time.
While many call wild violets a weed and try to get rid of them, there are 4 reasons why you may want to let the purple blooms grow in your yard instead.
Wild violets are native perennial wildflowers that can become a tenacious weed in your lawn. Learn how to get rid of unwanted wild violets.
Wild violets have distinctive purple flowers with five petals and heart-shaped leaves that grow in a rosette pattern. The leaves are usually dark green but may have a purplish tint. The flowers and leaves are both edible and have a mild, sweet flavor.
Wild violets are edible flowers with endless uses, and they also have medicinal properties. Learn how to use both wild violet flower, as well as leaves, for food and medicine. Wild violets carpet the ground each spring on our shady, wet Vermont soil. They’re a cool-season flower, and they really thrive before temperatures warm later in the summer.
Wild violets (Viola sororia or Viola papilionacea), also known as common blue violets, are a native weak perennial ground cover that often forms in clumps between 3 and 10 inches tall. Wild violets are a member of the violet family (Violaceae) and spread vigorously by rhizomes and seeds.
Learn how to identify and forage for wild violets, plus how to harvest, preserve, and use them. Often considered a backyard weed, violets provide value to native butterflies, bees, and wildlife, and they offer food and herbal benefits for humans too!