Monday, April 20, 2009

Sweet Violet/ Macro Monday

Close up of a sweet violet

"...sweeter than all the roses"? Well, I think the jury is still out on that one.

Common around North America, sweet violets (Viola odorata) are actually native to Europe and Asia.

Blooming amidst blades of grass

Many gardeners consider them to be uninvited guests and I admit I weed them out of my garden beds but I like them in my lawn. In fact, this is a photo of one blooming in my lawn right now.

Please note: Today's Flowers is the post below.

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25 comments:

  1. margieApril 20, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    seems like spring is taking her sweet time, i am so happy to see any sign!! i like violets. i had an awful corner that nothing would grow in, hidden in the back, they thrived.

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  2. B SQUAREDApril 20, 2009 at 10:38 AM

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  3. B SQUAREDApril 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Awfully pretty in or out of the lawn.

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  4. JulieApril 20, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    I like them also and have the white one along with that color. I leave them, finally flowers after such a long winter. Nice shots.

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  5. PERBSApril 20, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I love their color and the insides remind me so much of Iris.

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  6. Small City ScenesApril 20, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    I like sweet Violets and I have some growing here and there. MB

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  7. Trish ~ ♥ ~April 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    They are usually found in unexpected places, leaving us with a pleasant surprise and a smile.

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  8. KateApril 20, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    Such happy faces!!

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  9. GingerApril 20, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    What a beautiful color! I wish I could grow violets, but down here in the south they won't grow.

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  10. JudyApril 20, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    I love spring flowers! I can almost smell the sweetness.

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  11. AnonymousApril 20, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Oh, goodie, more beautiful purple flowers! Lovely! I certainly wouldn't weed them out!

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  12. AnonymousApril 20, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    pretty purple flowers on both posts!

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  13. crocrodylApril 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    It is great! Wonderful photos! Nice colour:)

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  14. maryt/theteachApril 20, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    "Sweet violets, sweeter than all the roses..." I love the purple, EG! Thanks for helping me pick out my profile pic! :)

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  15. JanetApril 20, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    At first I thought this was an iris, but its a gorgeous little violet. Good photo!

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  16. Martha ZApril 20, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    They're lovely little flowers. Around here they are yellow, I wouldn't mind them in my lawn but they only seem to grow in the meadow.

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  17. ShammickiteApril 20, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    I've noticed the little violets in my lawn are blooming too... well, what passes for a lawn, it seems to be more of a weed bed, but at least weeds are mostly green.

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  18. BeckyApril 20, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    More gorgeous purples EG. Wonderful! We're still waiting for them.
    B.

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  19. JanApril 20, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    Perfect. I just love your captures.

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  20. AnonymousApril 21, 2009 at 2:06 AM

    They are so beautiful. When we went for a hike last week we came across yellow stream violets. Like all violets, they are edible and yummy. Maybe they taste sweet. The yellow one's have an aftertaste flavour of bubblegum.

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  21. TomApril 21, 2009 at 3:16 AM

    I took a picture of one of these last Friday whilst out and about... I will be posting it soon. I had forgot it's name and you have saved me the trouble of looking it up... thank you.

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  22. AshApril 21, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    Gorgeous shots!

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  23. JamaApril 21, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    They are so pretty, I wouldn't mind having them in my garden too.

    The Gundam are not only for kids, a lot of men do buy them too. It required patience and skill to put them together and some are quiet expensive. For your info, my son is already 20 years old! lol

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  24. MojoApril 21, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    Never heard this term applied to them. I've only heard them called wild violets. They're striking by any name though.

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  25. Misty DawnSApril 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    SO pretty (and my favorite color too hehe)

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