Enroth says if you are sure what you have in your yard are common blue violets, and you don’t use pesticides, you might consider adding the flowers and leaves to salads. A half-cup of violet ...

Small violets herald the arrival of spring throughout Virginia. There are more than 70 species of the native purple, blue, yellow or white flowers in North America. But there is more to violets ...

Common blue violets are making the most of that ... pollen between plants — and self pollination — with smaller flowers that remain in a bud-like stage tucked near the base of the plant.

His subject of choice? One of the first flowers we see when spring rolls around, blue violets. “I’m interested in the common blue violet because this is a fantastic model species for how ...

Even though these plants do not flower until the shaded ... purple violets are maybe the most common. Though there are several species, downy woods blue violet (Viola sororia) is the one usually ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — This Week's Weed of The Week is the Wild Violet or Common Blue Violet. You may see the beautiful carpet of purple in a field or patch in your lawn in early spring.