Do you mean naturalizing????? Any violets are good but tough viola sororia is the best......... You can find it everywhere around here.... it's New Jersey's state flower...... I don't think they have a beneficial effect..... Most violets won't do well in a very sunny lawn so it will have to be partly shady..... I've let many violets naturalize in my lawn..... they stay so short they're not a nuisance and they beautiful carpets of purple and heart shape leaves in spring..... well the heart shaped leaves all the time....... :) ....... :)

Hi,

I am in the process of replacing the sod in my parkway with violets. As I am just starting, I can't comment on the outcome, but it will sure beat mowing, and I think it will be beautiful next spring when they all go into bloom.

I am mixing varieties and colors, though, not just using the common blue variety.

Jeanne