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  • Answered by
    Alisma on
    March 27, 2017
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    Viola odorata or Sweet Violet is probably the old fashioned violet you are looking for. You can try calling local gardening stores, or ordering the seeds online, although seed germination can be tricky with this plant. If you can't find live plants, trying to find the retailer that sells the freshest seeds is the best option.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    April 15, 2017
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    You can lift the violets and divide them in spring or fall, but left to reseed they will spread easily.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/violet/wild-violets-care.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 5, 2017
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    This does seem a bit unusual for Violets not to be blooming.
    It could be due to excess nitrogen in the soil. Too much nitrogen can lead to lots of leaves and no flowers.
    I would give the plants some phosphorous with an application of Bone Meal.
    Phosphorous can help boost flowering.

    Here are some articles with more information.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/bone-meal-fertilizer.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/violet/wild-violets-care.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/violet/wild-violets-care.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 26, 2017
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    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 19, 2017
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    Wild violets are pretty tough, and they often grow among grass even in mowed lawns, so I think they will not be harmed by mowing to a typical height you would mow grass to, like 2-3 inches. Also, to keep the weed population from increasing, even if you can't pull all the weeds try to remove the weeds that are flowering before they go to seed.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    November 1, 2017
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    No, the wild violet and all other species of violet that I know of are supposed to bloom in spring. The only exception is that violets produce "cleistogamous" self-pollinating flowers in fall, but these never open and do not have petals, so they just look like closed flower buds. Perhaps unusual weather has confused these plants, or perhaps they are mutants.

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