Common Blue Violets

$5.00

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

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