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Viola sororia, also known as common blue violet, is a perennial plant native to eastern North America. It has purple, blue, or white flowers with white throats and hairy petals, and is used for food, medicine, and ornamental purposes.
Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae.It is the largest genus in the family, containing over 680 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes.
Learn about the history and meaning of flowers as a means of cryptological communication in the Victorian era. Find out how to interpret the symbolism of roses, tulips, lilies, and other blooms in bouquets and nosegays.
Pansy is a large-flowered hybrid plant derived from several species of Viola, especially V. tricolor, a wildflower of Europe and western Asia. It has two upper petals, two side petals, and a single bottom petal with a beard, and comes in various colors and shapes.
Viola tricolor is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial.The species is also known as wild pansy, Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsease, heart's ease, heart's delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, love-in-idleness, and pink of my john.
Viola adunca is a species of violet native to western North America, Canada, and the northern contiguous United States. It has edible leaves and flowers, but poisonous seeds and rhizomes, and is used by some Native American tribes for medicinal and dyeing purposes.
Viola cucullata, also known as purple violet, is a native plant of eastern North America. It is a low-growing perennial with violet, dark blue or white flowers, and is the provincial flower of New Brunswick.
Jacaranda mimosifolia, also known as blue jacaranda, is a sub-tropical tree native to South America with violet-colored flowers. It is widely planted as an ornamental tree in many parts of the world, but it is threatened by habitat loss and invasive in some regions.