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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.
Viola odorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Europe and Asia. This small hardy herbaceous perennial is commonly known as wood violet, [1] sweet violet, [2] English violet, [2] common violet, [2] florist's violet, [2] or garden violet. [2]
Parma violets are widely believed to be sterile, and there is much store laid by their reproduction through cuttings. Armand Millet [ fr ] , a French violet grower, proved this belief to be a myth, however, and with the right conditions any sturdy violet could well produce a seed pod .
When hosting a dinner party, lingering odors from long hours of cooking in the kitchen can be an issue. Cooking odors from fish, onion, garlic, burnt foods and fried foods can last especially long ...
The plants serve as food for wild turkeys, rabbits, deer, livestock, the mourning dove, the bobwhite, and the white-footed mouse. [13] [14] Native bees such as the mason bees, sweat bees, and the violet specialist mining bee, visit the Viola sororia plant for its nectar in the spring. [15] Butterflies are also known to pollinate the species. [5]
Caucasian dog's tooth violet: Caucasus, Iran: Erythronium citrinum S. Wats. cream fawn-lily: Oregon, Northern California: Erythronium dens-canis L. dog's-tooth violet: Southern, Central Europe from Portugal to Ukraine: Erythronium elegans Hammond & Chambers: Coast Range fawn-lily: Oregon: Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh
The combination of α-ionone and β-ionone is characteristic of the scent of violets and used with other components in perfumery and flavouring to recreate their scent. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The carotenes α-carotene , β-carotene , γ-carotene , and the xanthophyll β- cryptoxanthin , can all be metabolized to β-ionone, and thus have vitamin A activity ...
Fragrance bottles. An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.For an individual chemical or class of chemical compounds to impart a smell or fragrance, it must be sufficiently volatile for transmission via the air to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose.