Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia Willd.

Violaceae (Violet Family)

▲ seedling

▲ mature, non-flowering plant

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ flower

▲ common blue violet may have white, blue/white, blue-spotted or magenta flower color

Common Blue Violet, Wild Violet:

perennial, with underground, jointed crowns that may branch and spread slowly in the Violaceae (Violet) family
heart-shaped, in-curved leaves with long petiole
flowers in spring violet, white, blue or mixture
prefers shady, fertile, adequately moist soils, but may grow in many conditions
reproduces readily by seed
violets more resistant to some selective postemergent herbicides than above broadleaves