The long wait to see the spring woods open up and produce new wildflowers was worth it. Quickly, as snow melted, the next phase began on the same forest floor that was covered by a snowpack lasting ...

The viola genus of plants is vast, including violets, pansies, johnny jump-ups, and the Wisconsin State Flower, the wood violet. The common denominator among the plants is color, color, and more ...

Violet is a lovely name that evokes the beauty, grace, and nature. It's an English name of Latin origin that means purple. It also represents violets and other purple flowers. Violet originates from ...

In grammar school, Billy slipped me a Valentine and ran away. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Limburger stinks, and so do you." Speaking of odor, little Billy's violet was the Viola odorata, the ...

Roses may be red, but violets are not really blue. More mauveish, really. However, the sweet violet, Viola odorata, is certainly deliciously scented and, in its own, much more delicate way, as lovely ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The common blue violet (Viola sororia) is both an ...