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Images by John Wulsin


"Violet" is the common name for flowering plants of the Violaceae family. They also belong to the genus Viola. These flowers can be purple, blue, rose, yellow or even white. If you've ever seen them a combination of any of these colors it was probably a hybrid (meaning the parent Violets were not the same color). Over 60 species of this flower grows in the United States.

You may be most familiar with Violets from seeing them in a garden, florist, or getting them as a gift. However, medicines, dyes, as well as perfumes have been made from them. Want to know another interesting fact about these modest yet radiant marvels of nature? This flower is the floral emblem of three states in the United States, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin!

Shara Fessler

http://www.bartleby.com/65/vi/violet.html