Common Blue Violet in Strawberry Plantings
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Common blue violet (Viola sororia) is a short perennial weed (less than 6 inches tall) with heart-shaped leaves on long stems growing from a crown. Plants, which grow in clumps, are spread by seed and short, thick rhizomes. While common in moist areas, plants also tolerate dry sites once established.
Common blue violet in bloom.
(Photo: Robert Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org)
Common blue violet underground rhizome.
(Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)
Management:
- Managing with herbicides is difficult.
- Cultivation spreads rhizomes.
- In small plantings, dig up individual clumps.
- Crop rotation is effective if rotational crop has more herbicide options.