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''(This page describes the flower called "Violet", for the '''color''' violet, see [[Violet]].)'' | ''(This page describes the flower called "Violet", for the '''color''' violet, see [[Violet]].)'' | ||
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A '''Violet''' is a leafy-stemmed, low growing, herbaceous [[plant]] of the genus | A '''Violet''' is a leafy-stemmed, low growing, herbaceous [[plant]] of the genus | ||
''Viola''. It has short-spurred, irregular [[flowers]] that are typically a purplish-blue ([[violet]]) color, but they can also have purple, blue, yellow, white, or | ''Viola''. It has short-spurred, irregular [[flowers]] that are typically a purplish-blue ([[violet]]) color, but they can also have purple, blue, yellow, white, or | ||
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(This page describes the flower called "Violet", for the color violet, see Violet.)
A Violet is a leafy-stemmed, low growing, herbaceous plant of the genus Viola. It has short-spurred, irregular flowers that are typically a purplish-blue (violet) color, but they can also have purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers. The flowers have a sweet fragrance. They are easy to grow,and flower best when given sunlight in the spring, and shade in the summer. There are many varieties of Violets. [1] The Violet is the state flower of Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. [2]