Common Blue Violet
Scientific Name: Viola sororia
Common blue violet is a perennial native to Alachua County that can act as a low-growing groundcover. It likes sun or shade and moist, well-drained soil. It reseeds prolifically. The leaves are edible raw or cooked and the flowers can be eaten raw, candied, or dried for tea. The plant was historically used to thicken soups.
Size: one-gallon pot
Scientific Name: Viola sororia
Common blue violet is a perennial native to Alachua County that can act as a low-growing groundcover. It likes sun or shade and moist, well-drained soil. It reseeds prolifically. The leaves are edible raw or cooked and the flowers can be eaten raw, candied, or dried for tea. The plant was historically used to thicken soups.
Size: one-gallon pot
Scientific Name: Viola sororia
Common blue violet is a perennial native to Alachua County that can act as a low-growing groundcover. It likes sun or shade and moist, well-drained soil. It reseeds prolifically. The leaves are edible raw or cooked and the flowers can be eaten raw, candied, or dried for tea. The plant was historically used to thicken soups.
Size: one-gallon pot