If you’ve traveled down any roads in the Midwest lately, you’ve likely run across some purple prairie violet along the side of the road. This simple little violet almost seems shy in its posture, yet its pretty little pop of purple really does brighten the landscape. It also grows regularly in untreated lawns as a wildflower, and if people will allow it to remain along with the clover and dandelions, it can really look lovely rather than weedy.