Poets applied these attributes to the violet. Perhaps that leads to the phrase ‘shy violet’.
This small, woodland spring flower can do some mighty things. Native to Eastern North America, it thrives in woodland but tolerates full sun.
Invasive? This non-expert gardener welcomes early violets into her flowerbed. Did you know the blooms are pollinated by bees and then the seeds distributed by ants?
If you live in Illinois, Rhode Island, New Jersey, or Wisconsin, the violet is your state flower.
When photographer Serena Carter visited all the Missouri State Parks, she would have encountered many patches of violets in spring and into the summer. Check out her adventures in the sweet romance, Morning Tryst. https://amzn.to/35gH37S
