Small violets herald the arrival of spring throughout Virginia. There are more than 70 species of the native purple, blue, yellow or white flowers in North America. But there is ...

White violets in our region are the very small white violet (Viola macloskeyi), only inches above the ground. (I have noticed that when they grow in lawns a mower can go right over without cutting ...

Showy violet flowers bloom earlier in the spring than in the past. But those flowers depend on bees that may not have emerged yet. “Violets have shifted the time of year that they are flowering.

Off to the side, violet twinflower and native white plumbago are finding some shade beneath a larger plumbago with bright blue flowers. Even the bay cedar is sporting small, perfect yellow blossoms.

Violets usually grow and flower well at standard room temperatures ranging between 65°F and 80°F, but blooming may be reduced if plants are stressed by extreme heat or cold.

Northland Nature: Various violets flower all spring Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books.