There’s a bunch of growing everywhere and I don’t know if I should leave it or dig it up. I am located in Ohio. 6A
by Brief-Tea5661
There’s a bunch of growing everywhere and I don’t know if I should leave it or dig it up. I am located in Ohio. 6A
by Brief-Tea5661
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Blue violets
Violets are often seen as weeds, but I am fond of them! They are hardy, form a decent ground cover, and have edible use alongside being a habitat for certain insects.
Native violets
That is a violet. Most are native, although there is one, the English violet, that was introduced. It spreads by runners and has small roots. The native violets have thick roots called rhizomes.
Violets are a spring wildflower that are important for feeding bees. Their leaves feed fritillary butterfly caterpillars. You rarely find the caterpillars because they hide on the ground and crawl onto the violet to feed under cover of darkness.
That’s my friend be nice to her
It’s a wild woodland violet, native to much of the eastern USA. Lovely flowers provide food for pollinators when not much else is blooming. The pretty leaves make a good ground cover & no mowing needed. I have some growing in a sidewalk crack, so they are rugged survivors. What’s not to like?
Common blue violet. Host plant for regal fritillary caterpillars.
Violets. Love them. They’re native and play nice with other plants.