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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. Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are ...
Parma violets belong to the more exotic branch of the violet family. First appearing in Italy, in the 20th century, most types of parma violets have lavender flowers of varying sizes, which have an attractive fragrance. The origins of the parma violet are unknown, though they have been shown to be derived from two different Viola alba strains ...
Viola banksii, commonly known as native violet, is sold and grown throughout garden nurseries and grown and loved in gardens around Australia, especially in the east.For many years it was known as Viola hederacea, however, the species complex was revised in 2004 by Kevin Thiele, with the name Viola banksii being published in 2003 by Kevin Thiele and Suzanne Prober.
The petals of violets have long been used in herbalism for their medicinal properties, even mentioned by Dioscorides. [3] "Violet tables", sugary lozenges flavoured with violets, were made before 1620. [4] During the 18th century, crushed violet petals, rosewater, and sugar were combined to make an early type of confectionery known as flower ...
These are the items Americans lose most. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most commonly lost items were also among the most ubiquitous and important: phones and keys. Most people don't leave home ...
Campbell's Soup Cans[ 1] (sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans) [ 2] is a work of art produced between November 1961 and June 1962 [ 3][ 4] by the American artist Andy Warhol. It consists of thirty-two canvases, each measuring 20 inches (51 cm) in height × 16 inches (41 cm) in width and each consisting of a painting of a Campbell's ...
Alfred’s victory is the culmination of a journey that she said began in St. Lucia’s capital city, Castries, with her running barefoot in her school uniform.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. Heat has killed 27 people in the county ...