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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.
Viola mandshurica, also known as sumire in Japan, is a perennial violet native to eastern Asia. It has purple flowers, variegated leaves, and is used in cooking, medicine, and gardening.
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.
Learn the meanings of various plants and flowers in different cultures and traditions. This dynamic list covers plants from A to Z and their associations with love, life, death, and more.
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.
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers, which conveys emotion and meaning through different types of flowers. Lavender (ラベンダー) means faithful in Japanese, according to this comprehensive list of flower names and meanings.
Prairie violet grows 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) tall with violet flowers and between 2–11 deeply divided leaves. It is an acaulescent violet, meaning it lacks leaves on the flowering stems. The leaves have 5–9 lanceolate to linear lobes, growing up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long and 8 cm (3.1 in) across. Prairie violet flowers between March and June.
Viola hederacea, also known as Australian violet, is a native plant with ivy-like leaves and pale flowers. Learn about its distribution, cultivation and taxonomy from this Wikipedia article.