Common blue violet
Common Name:
violet, common blue
Scientific Name:
Viola papilionacea
Family:
Violaceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Features
Large cordate shaped leaves with dentate margins pointing to leaf tip. Creeping rhizomatous perennial. Rhizomes scaly brow in color. Flowers blue to purple in color. Bilaterally symmetrical flower.
Description
Common weed in transition zone turfgrass, especially shaded areas. Numerous Viola spp. are common throughout the transition zone and it is difficult to distinguish from them. Difficult to control perennial. Three-way phenoxy herbicide mixtures, combinations of sulfonylureas with phenoxy herbicides, or Imprelis (aminocylopyrachlor) are most effective.