Violets - Maryland Native Plants

[@leslieday4838]

So fun to watch and I learned so much - thank you!

[@DeborahStein-iu2hw]

I love her enthusiasm! Was hoping for some guidance to distinguish desirable violets for a pollinator garden, but I'm glad I watched this anyway.

[@creekpeep]

I have come to love these little plants 💜 I try to weed around them.😊

[@jamesbryan1285]

I’ve encouraged them to take over my entire flower bed along with a smaller clover. Very pretty all year long.

[@PlantNative]

I love them!!!

[@Tomi-j4s]

When I was about eight, my mother put candied sweet violets on my birthday cake.

[@mikehenry01]

You crack me up! "I shouldn't have shoved a weapon at the camera!" Thanks for the info. I used to battle these violets, but have decided (after finding out they were nativ and not weeds) to embrace them. There's a huge mound of them at the base of my now-dead Japanese Maple, and it's just beautiful in the early spring.

[@marielaporte5884]

I agree with the comments below. They're native, beautiful and help support our wildlife. They are the host plant for fritillary butterflies and their leaves are sustenance for other wildlife. In a lawn with clover, they stay both green when the turf grass can't handle the hot, dry times of summer. If we can't reduce our lawns, we should look for ways to make it more sustainable. Please leave the violets.

[@donnastumme1729]

And from last year two of my local longtime successful businesses, a bakery & restaurant after the successfulness of our trial tests want me to grow the annual violas, all summer long bloming form of edible violets for a new profit edible, highly nutrient-rich product ;)

[@PlantNative]

❤️ them!!!!

[@GodEmperorSuperStar]

2:16 cleistogamous and chasmogamous

[@tkberman]

I had no idea about the ant thing! That is SO COOL!

[@melisestall5090]

Just dig up a ton of them. I got a feeling they will be back. 😭