Violet

Viola spp is an important native groundcover with edible leaves and flowers. The young leaves are a great addition to salads, and the flowers can be candied, made into jelly, or used as a garnish.

Violet is an important host plant for Great Spangled Fritillary caterpillars, which turn into a pretty, orange butterfly. It’s also a food source for small herbivores, caterpillars and ants. The flowers feed bees, butterflies and other insects, and is one of the first sources of nectar in the spring.
They are useful as a native groundcover around perennials, trees and shrubs.
In the language of flowers, violets represent love everlasting, remembrance and spiritual wisdom.
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