Why my Favorite : What ’s not to like ? ! They ’re a beautiful color in blues , violets , whites , yellowness , pink , and double / tri color . They have a signified of liquid body substance , looking you flat in the oculus with a clown - like face . Superb ground covert , keep your soil cool in summertime as well as keep many sess at bay . Host to the larvae of the Fritillary butterfly . No violet , no Fritillary . A patch of violets is breathtaking . There are MANY variety show a aggregator can choose from . Many just show up = Free ! Pollinators adore them . The first thing James Mason bees head to when they egress is violets .
originate Tips : Yes , they can get somewhat rambunctious . I apologize to them and yank them out when I need to . They get it . Some are rhizomatous , some are fibrous - rooted . An example of a fibrous rooted violet isV. striata . After it blossom in spring with its ticklish white flush , it ’s full to refresh it by cutting it back down to the ground . A rhizomatous salmagundi isV. sororia(most common in your lawn ) . If you ’re concerned in collecting , a source for strange violet is the North American Rock Garden Society .
Melanie Feldman , Piedmont Master Gardener Program Assistant
Favorite Plant : Winter Jasmine(Jasminum nudiflorum )
Why my favorite?One matter that I do not care about Virginia is our dull , greyish winter . The clouds move in and the sky is mostly impenetrable by the sun for three months . In the eye of that dreary season , the yellow blush of winter jasmine put down preindication of living on our landscape . I like to cerebrate that Mother Nature is prompt us that winter is almost over and slowly she begins to awaken the various florescence plants . There ’s hope for the arrival of spring ! And we get to enjoy a lovely flowering flora at the dragging remnant of wintertime . It is also dandy for people who are tender to fragrant blooms . It might be a jasmine , but it does not have a potent olfactory property like other plants in the Olive menage . I also think the leaves are just adorable . Small and trifoliated with deep unripened vividness that matches the stem . This is a marvellous landscape painting plant to add class - rung appeal to your yard ! you’re able to grow them up trellises , shape into hedges or mounding shrubs , and even cascade down the plant over walls and body structure . It is so versatile !
Growing tips?Winter jasmine is one of the easy and happiest little growers . They are great for slopes and area where you wish well to prevent dirt corroding . Every spring , clip into shape after flowering and that ’s all ! It is virtually pest- and disease - gratuitous ! ! As I mention above , you’re able to get creative with this plant , due to its various increment habits . The only con is that as stems grow out and curl downward , they can re - root very expeditiously and will slow bring about plants that can get as large as the mother plant . Stay on top of your pruning and revel those lovely winter blush !
