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Common Blue Violet as a Weed |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 24 October 2006 |
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Blue Violets are a common ornamental flowering plant often used in floral arrangements. However, a weed is a plant out of place and blue violets can certainly get out of place. Blue Violets can become an invasive plant in lawns or other cultivated areas.
One reason the blue violet spreads can become invasive is that it spreads by rhisomes. A rhisome is similar to a root but travels near the surface of the soil and sprouts new plants. When removing invasive blue violet plants, make sure you dig up all the rhisomes as well as the roots. The rhisomes can be a foot or more away from the main part of the plant. Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide for Blue Violets |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 October 2006 )
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