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[[Image:Violet.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Violet flower]]

''(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.<ref>http://www.canyoncreeknursery.com/violets.html</ref> The Violet is the [[state flower]] of [[Illinois]], [[New Jersey]], [[Rhode Island]] and [[Wisconsin]].<ref>http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetreeflower.html</ref>
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==See also==
*[[state flowers]]
*[[Black-eyed susan flower|Black-eyed susan - State flower of Maryland]]
*[[Golden poppy|Golden poppy - State flower of California]]
==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.americanvioletsociety.org/HistoryTraditions/Violet_State_Flowers.htm The American Violet Society]

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