#common blue violets

[lake-lady]

Violet jelly round 2: common blue and arrowhead violets bugaloo 💜😈

[honoringthor]

Violets

1.Canada violet (white). ⚪️Endangered in Maine, New Jersey, and Illinois. Threatened in Connecticut. Edible (I think most violets are)

Mostly Common blue violets? From the eastern us. Easily hybridizes. Fritillary butterflies use them for nurseries , caterpillars depend on violets so do mining bees. High in vitamin A and C. Associated with lesbians.

[askwhatsforlunch]

Baking Tip: Crystallised Violets

I Love Springtime! What a joy it is to watch the flowers bloom in the garden, an explosion of colours, and the fruit trees flower in shades of pearly white! The dominant hues this year, are purple and yellow, with gorgeous irises and heaps of daffodils and narcissi. But we also have carpets of common blue violets and primroses of all colours! I’ve taken a keen interest in making bouquets and flower arrangements, but another way Iike enjoying our flowers is on my plate! I’ve made Crystallised Primroses for years now, but this year, I also made Crystallised Violets, which will beautifully garnish my Easter dessert! Have a good one, friends!

Ingredients (makes 10):

10 freshly picked common blue violets (viola sororia), cleaned with a damp paper towel

1 egg white

4 tablespoons caster sugar

Fit a strip of baking paper on a rectangular biscuit tin, securing it with Scotch tape.

Pierce 10 evenly spaced holes with a toothpick.

Beat egg white in a small bowl until frothy. Using a clean, small paint brush, gently brush petals and stem of each violet with frothy egg white.

Place violet in a shallow plate filled with the sugar, and coat in sugar before placing it in a hole. Repeat with all violets. Keep in a dry, warm place overnight.

Garnish desserts and cakes with Crystallised Violets!

[shorenarr]

love is all around when violets are all around

love is all around when violets are all around

Violets are one of Spring’s most loved flowers – few plants symbolize the renewal of nature as much as the violet.

Shorena Ratiani Photography

Violets have already started to pop up so I went for another photo walk to discover and photograph them.

More blue violets:

Even more violets!

It was lovely sunny morning and as you see I found lots of lovely blue violets.

Have a sunny…

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[fuckyeahtshirts]

Julia Gfrörer is releasing a new t-shirt every day for the whole month of October. Day 15: Common Blue Violets.

[gordiemeow]

My neighbourhood has banned pesticides now for well over a decade, which means lots of dandelions and common blue violets for the pollinators, plus a few handfuls for me! I didn't even make a dent on the ones growing in my cul-de-sac, but I'll get a ton of simple syrup out of these for fancy blue/purple drinks. Will go out and pick more later this week to make candied violets too. Also need to grab dandelions to make into syrup and dry out for tea. Super tasty!!!