Common Blue Violets
Native violets are a sweet sign of Spring here at the farm. Often found growing with Wild Strawberries, they are just such a cheery sight after along Winter.
Heart-shaped leaves and pretty blue to purple flowers form ‘colonies’ offering food and shelter to native bees in the earliest days of Spring.
PLANT DEETS
Edible native perennial
Basks in full and partial sun but can be found sitting pretty in the shade
4-6” tall growing in a wide range of well-drained soils
Excellent ground cover.
Native violets are a sweet sign of Spring here at the farm. Often found growing with Wild Strawberries, they are just such a cheery sight after along Winter.
Heart-shaped leaves and pretty blue to purple flowers form ‘colonies’ offering food and shelter to native bees in the earliest days of Spring.
PLANT DEETS
Edible native perennial
Basks in full and partial sun but can be found sitting pretty in the shade
4-6” tall growing in a wide range of well-drained soils
Excellent ground cover.
Native violets are a sweet sign of Spring here at the farm. Often found growing with Wild Strawberries, they are just such a cheery sight after along Winter.
Heart-shaped leaves and pretty blue to purple flowers form ‘colonies’ offering food and shelter to native bees in the earliest days of Spring.
PLANT DEETS
Edible native perennial
Basks in full and partial sun but can be found sitting pretty in the shade
4-6” tall growing in a wide range of well-drained soils
Excellent ground cover.
In Spring treat yourself to a Violet’s view! Lay on the grass and gaze at the Violets like in the photo. Hear the birds and feel the warmth fo the Spring sunshine!
FUN PLANT FACT: The seeds of Common Blue Violets are spread by ANTS! Called myrmecochory, seed dispersal by ants is a phenomenon found throughout the world! More than 11,000 plant species (4.5% of all plants) across multiple ecosystems are interdependent with insects~ a key factor in plant diversity.
To learn more about myrmecochory see, Krum, Howard. “Seed Dispersal: Sneaky Plants and Gullible Ants” Adirondack Almanack. 22 May, 2014
