How to Get Rid of Wild Violets [Weed Management]

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Wild violets are more than just flowers. When left uncontrolled, these plants can become aggressive weeds that spread and take nutrients away from your grass or your other ornamental plants. These plants grow with rhizomes, making total control much tougher.

Wild violets are annual and perennial plants. That emerge in early spring and flower starting from mid-April or May, depending on the climate. These plants emerge and grow as rosettes and grow to be 6 to 10 inches in height and in diameter.

Leaves and flowers grow from stems that branch from the base of the plant. The leaves are heart-shaped, hairless with glossy surfaces, have toothed edges, and can grow up to 3.5 inches long.

When this plant produces flowers, the flowers are purple, violet, blue, or white and they can be up to 3/4 of an inch in diameter. The flowers grow 5 petals, two of wich will grow white hairs.

Wild violet emerges from the soil early spring and produces flowers in starting in April or May. This plant prefers moist soil that is partially exposed to sunlight throughout the day.

Common spots where they grow include, but are not limited to, lawns, wooded areas, and ornamental beds with trees or shrubs.

To eliminate wild violet on commercial or residential properties, use a selective, post-emergent herbicide that’s labeled not to injure your property’s turfgrass.

We recommend you check out Expel Turf Herbicide. Expel is a Sulfentrazone-based product used to control a variety of weed species on cool-season and warm-season turf.

To treat wild violet growing in cool-season lawns, mix the labeled rate of 4 to 8 fluid ounces of the product into 10 gallons of water to apply over 1 acre.
To treat wild violet growing in warm-season lawns, mix the labeled rate of 8 to 12 fluid ounces of the product into 10 gallons of water to apply over 1 acre.

Due to this product’s high-volume applications, high-capacity equipment like a spray rig may be necessary. Once your product is thoroughly mixed, broadcast your solution evenly over the area.

When applied properly, affected weeds will yellow and begin to die. Due to this plant’s rhizomous root system, follow-up applications are necessary to drive the chemical down to treat the entire root. A reapplication with Expel may be made after 35 days.

Applications are most effective when plants are newly emerged before flower formation.

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[birutybeiruty]

Precious plants!! How to get rid of them?!! 😂

[donnawilliams]

My goodness, violets are good for making jelly, salves and lotions. You can eat the wild violets. Plus they smell so good too. The blooms so not last that long.

[rrbb]

Get rid of it? Are you nuts??
Wild violet is a great soup or salad ingredient or sautéed side dish & survival food!!

[dianeibsen]

You forgot to add EDIBLE weeds. Grass and lawns are terrible for the planet, and many people use herbicides and pesticides in them😢 🙏🌱🏞️🌎