06/01/2026
It's June, and that means it's officially National Pollinator Month!!
That's right...a WHOLE month dedicated to pollinators, the plants that host and feed them, and the gardeners who add them to their gardens for this purpose. We're all connected to each other here on this beautiful planet, and gardening with native plants is one of those best ways we can heal our earth, our ecosystems, and even ourselves. Let's make this the best Pollinator Month to date, and see how many Native Plants we can stick in the ground...
Let's start with our home state's flower, the common Violet, a North American (including NJ) native perennial, Viola sororia.
Common Violet is a naturalizing groundcover, and if this plant hasn't found it way to your yard by itself, we have plenty here for you...It's a plant that is happiest in full sun to part shade and moist to average soil. It is tolerant of clay and black walnut. It gets to be about 4-6" tall, will spread, and will seed around your lawn and garden. It is deer resistant, but not critter proof. It is a host plant though for Great Spangled Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary and many moths, so don't be alarmed if you have caterpillars. Remember, if nothing is eating your plants, then your plants are not a part of the ecosystem.
We also carry:
Viola labradorica (Labrador Violet)
Viola walteri 'Silver Gem' (Prostrate Blue Violet)
Viola striata (Striped White Violet)
