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Facts About Wild Violets
Facts About Wild Violets. Although widely considered a stubborn weed, the plant known as wild violets also produces a brightly colored flower in the spring. Due to its aggressive overgrowth, wild violets remain quite common outside of gardens.
Although widely considered a stubborn weed, the plant known as wild violets also produces a brightly colored flower in the spring. Due to its aggressive overgrowth, wild violets remain quite common outside of gardens.
Identification
Wild violets are sometimes referred to byother names, including the common blue violet, the hooded blue violet or the meadow violet. Although usually purple or blue, wild violet flowers may also appear completely white or gray.
Features
The plant has green, waxy, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers have five petals around a white or yellow center. They sit low to the ground, around the same level as the plant and are perched upon short stalks sans leaves.
Control
Although difficult to control, wild violets can be manged if gardeners frequently pull and dig up the weed. A sprinkling of triclopyr, a common herbicide, helps to control wild violets, specifically in turf areas.
Geography
Wild violets originated in North America. Commonly found in the New England area, the plant thrives in wet, cool and shady regions.
Time Frame
The wild violet flower generally blooms for three months, primarily between April and June. During the summer, the plant also produces cleistogamous flowers, or flowers that never open and lie out-of-sight, under the leaves. The plant itself can live for up to two years.
