Viola

  • Common Dog Violet with its purple flower

    Dog Violet

    Dog Violet (Viola conspersa) is common in fields and pastures. It can be used as ground cover. The plants are only 2-4 cm tall…

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  • A Viola canadensis plant showing leaves and flower

    Canada Violet

    Canada Violet, a native upright perennial forb, grows 8 to 16 inches tall on stems that might be smooth, green, somewhat angular, or covered…

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  • Sweet white violet plant, stem, leaf and flower

    Sweet White Violet

    Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) is a low-growing stoloniferous perennial with basal, heart-shaped leaves and fragrant, white flowers with strongly reflexed upper petals and…

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  • orange and black monarch butterfly on flower

    Choosing Plants for a Butterfly Garden

    Butterflies need two types of plants to survive: the host plant and the food plant. Attracting butterflies to your garden takes more than just…

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