To help you do that, we include information on any edible and medicinal benefits of these weeds with purple flowers. Others are pretty to look at, with cheerful blooms.Įach gardener must weigh the beauty and benefits of the specific species against the harm it might cause to other plants. Indeed, some weeds and wildflowers have tremendous nutritional value, like dandelions or chickweed. And then there are those who see the weeds as another garden plant with benefits.Others enjoy weeding for a kind of stress release gardening therapy.Some find weeds an aggravation to deal with.Which best describes your relationship with yard and garden weeds?

There are primarily four different attitudes amongst gardeners when it comes to weeds, including that some see them as weeds and others see them as wildflowers and wonderful little plants. ~various authors/various versions Gardeners and Weeds… Do You Love ’em or Leave ’em? Weeds are just plants that grow wherever you don’t want them to. So for this article we’re using the commonly cited quote about weeds: So we went with that title for this article to help people find these wonderful wildflower plants and some of their benefits beyond beauty and bee food! “We so agree! It’s just that some consider them weeds, (especially if they don’t want them in their lawns!), and look it up online using that term to identify the wildflower. One GardensAll Facebook community member commented to say that “These are wildflowers, not weeds.” Yes, so true! In this article we will look at some common wildflowers and weeds with purple flowers, including their uses and benefits, to help you decide whether to keep them or pull them out. You may have found this article because you’re looking to identify pretty weeds with purple flowers on your nature walk, or perhaps you’re looking at whether to love - or remove - those purple blooms from your yard or garden.

Weed with small purple flowers