The genus Viola is a large group that contains over 500 species of herbaceous plants and small shrubs. It belongs to the violet family, Violaceae, and there are several popular flowering plants within the genus! These can be separated into distinctive garden types: pansies (Viola x wittrockiana); Violets (Viola odorata, Viola riviniana, V. cornuta, and … Read more
Violas belong to the genus Viola and the violet family, Violacaea. They are a large group of over 500 species, made up of small shrubs and herbaceous plants. Several violas are extremely popular in the gardening world, and are classified into distinctive garden types! These are pansies (Viola x wittrockiana), Johnny-jump-ups (Viola tricolor and others), … Read more
Roses are red and indeed some violets are blue! Amidst this very famous childhood rhyme, the violets in both that rhyme and this article are not about the color but beautiful flowers! Oftentimes confused for the color, violets are not your ordinary everyday flower. It is popularly used as a garden ornamental as well as … Read more
February – the shortest month of the year and home to both Valentine’s Day and the infamous Leap Day. With so many unique qualities, February is a very special birth month. Although one might expect the rose to be the official birth flower for February because of Valentine’s Day, February birthdays are celebrated with Violets … Read more