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Feb 8, 2024 4:24 PM CST
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Nashville TN
Saw these growing in the backyard today. What are they?

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Feb 8, 2024 9:10 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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Compare to common violets.
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Feb 8, 2024 10:06 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
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Really? I thought they looked familiar, but I never would have figured it out.
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Feb 8, 2024 10:15 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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Thats my guess anyway. They can get fairly big and knotty on those bigger clumps. If I had a nickel for every common violet in my yard D'Oh!
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Feb 8, 2024 10:56 PM CST
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sallyg said: Compare to common violets.


I knew they looked familiar - my front 'lawn' is violets. D'Oh!
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Feb 9, 2024 1:26 AM CST
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Nashville TN
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Feb 9, 2024 12:02 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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I agree, they look like Viola rhizomes.
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