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Birds Foot Violet is a beautiful plant that can also be used as a herb. Bird's Foot Violet leaves and flowers can be cooked and used to thicken soups. Bird's Foot Violet is also great for gardeners because when the roots are used, and corn seeds are soaked, it helps keep bugs away once they are planted. Bird's Foot Violet can also help with headaches, colds, and coughs when created into essential oils.

Bird Foot Violet is a flowering plant that is also known as Viola Pedata to the botanical community. As long as Bird's Foot Violet is planted in a full sunlight environment, it can adapt and tolerate many different soil conditions with ease. During the months between April and September, the Bird's Foot Violet will be showered with beautiful and delicate looking flowers. They will be a gorgeous shade of purple or lavender. Due to the short stature of this plant, many use this plant as a ground cover. The Bird's Foot Violet flowers make this a nice addition and will bring a lot of color to any area of the landscape. 

The Bird's Foot Violet gets its name from the figure of its blooms. Bird's Foot Violet are shaped and look similar to that of a bird’s foot. In addition to Bird's Foot Violet lovely shades of purple, the flowers will also have a subtle orange center that makes these blooms stand out. This plant will need to be kept weed free as weeds will sometimes hinder the growth and development of this plant or choke it out of the area altogether. It is a perennial and will be around for many years of enjoyment in the garden area. When they die out for the year, they will reseed themselves for the coming year.  

Birds Foot Violet 

With two different color schemes in its petals and delicate finger-shaped leaves, it is easy to see how the Birds Foot Violet got its name. The leaf fronds splay themselves out like a bird extending its foot. It is native to central and eastern North America, primarily in sandy areas and dry soil without many nutrients. Perhaps related to its hardy and stubborn growth, the Viola pedata is antisocial. Grows away from other plants, especially larger ones it could lose nutrients too. It is tiny and grows in large groups of its peers, often rushing into new road cuts and other fresh, dry dirt areas. Birds Foot Violet needs a medium amount of sunshine; too much sun could kill it just as easily as too little. It tends to grow in short, wide clusters. Except for Florida, Birds Foot Violet is native to every state East of the Mississippi and can thrive in the oddest of places. Such as rocky and poorly drained soil and a seemingly dead and dry patch of dirt. A rainbow of pinks, purples, blues, and even reds paints the Birds Foot Violet in vivid colors and adds to its distinct look and habits.