Little Purple Flower

Gravdigr · 04-14-2010, 04:09 PM

What are these little tiny purple flowers that come up in your yard in spring. Leetle, teensy, things, about the size of your thumb. I've heard them called wild violets, but, I've also heard them called some kind of pansy. They do look kinda pansy-ish. But, also sorta violet-ish. What are they, anyone know?

Cloud · 04-14-2010, 04:11 PM

I think they're violets. Pansies are rounder.

google images for violets:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Pie · 04-14-2010, 04:11 PM

Violets. And they're tasty.

Sundae · 04-14-2010, 04:36 PM

Ooh!
We get something quite similar!

Really teeny-tiny things compared to garden centre bought pansies or even violas. At school we called them forget-me-nots. But at the age I'm talking about, one person would say something with conviction and the rest of us took it as gospel. They grew all over the school playing field for about 5 days every Spring anyway.

ETA - I think what you have are violas, and I hazard a guess they're Viola riviniana or the common dog violet. I'm still searching for the ones I was talking about.

Gravdigr · 04-14-2010, 04:42 PM

Thanx! I knew you folks were good for something.

Gravdigr · 04-14-2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

Violets. And they're tasty.

Who'd a thunk?

Pie · 04-14-2010, 07:24 PM

Just make sure the dog hasn't pee'd there for a while.

monster · 04-14-2010, 09:07 PM

forget-me-nots are a totally different thing.

monster · 04-14-2010, 09:12 PM

btw, everyone's right -wild violets here, violas in the UK; lawn pest here, not so in UK; and pansies are also in the viola family

Elspode · 04-14-2010, 10:44 PM

We've got zillions of wild violets in our yard. You know what? They a fuckload prettier than grass.

skysidhe · 04-14-2010, 10:49 PM

They look like a viola.

lumberjim · 04-14-2010, 10:51 PM

she said vulva....mmmm huh huh.

skysidhe · 04-15-2010, 09:33 AM

No but I probably said Virginia once when I was about 5.

oh ,,,and I didn't look!

Sundae · 04-19-2010, 03:29 PM

I found we had them too!
From our back garden. I didn't even question them, thinking they were too pretty to be wild. Then again, they're not on our lawn precisely. Oddly, now I'm aware of them I see them everywhere.

Second pic is what we actually called forget-me-nots. I'm pretty sure they're the same as Mons posted - I think so, just that ours don't have as many flowers on them.

Looking at the two I can't believe I confused them. Still, the past is a foreign country and we've sealed our borders for now.

Sundae · 04-19-2010, 03:32 PM

But here are some new contenders.
Not a great pic, but it'll have to da ya.
I don't know where to start in looking them up (unlike the violets, where I was confirming a suspicion)

They're on a spike, as oppsed to being ground cover.

04-14-2010, 04:09 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Little Purple Flower What are these little tiny purple flowers that come up in your yard in spring. Leetle, teensy, things, about the size of your thumb. I've heard them called wild violets, but, I've also heard them called some kind of pansy. They do look kinda pansy-ish. But, also sorta violet-ish. What are they, anyone know? Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-14-2010, 04:11 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think they're violets. Pansies are rounder. google images for violets: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...=&oq=&gs_rfai= __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-14-2010, 04:11 PM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Violets. And they're tasty. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-14-2010, 04:36 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ooh! We get something quite similar! Really teeny-tiny things compared to garden centre bought pansies or even violas. At school we called them forget-me-nots. But at the age I'm talking about, one person would say something with conviction and the rest of us took it as gospel. They grew all over the school playing field for about 5 days every Spring anyway. ETA - I think what you have are violas, and I hazard a guess they're Viola riviniana or the common dog violet. I'm still searching for the ones I was talking about. Attached Images

04-14-2010, 04:42 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Thanx! I knew you folks were good for something. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-14-2010, 07:24 PM	#7
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Just make sure the dog hasn't pee'd there for a while. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-14-2010, 09:07 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	forget-me-nots are a totally different thing. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-14-2010, 09:12 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	btw, everyone's right -wild violets here, violas in the UK; lawn pest here, not so in UK; and pansies are also in the viola family __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-14-2010, 10:44 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We've got zillions of wild violets in our yard. You know what? They a fuckload prettier than grass. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-14-2010, 10:49 PM	#11
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	They look like a viola.

04-14-2010, 10:51 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	she said vulva....mmmm huh huh. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-15-2010, 09:33 AM	#13
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	No but I probably said Virginia once when I was about 5. oh ,,,and I didn't look!

04-19-2010, 03:29 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I found we had them too! From our back garden. I didn't even question them, thinking they were too pretty to be wild. Then again, they're not on our lawn precisely. Oddly, now I'm aware of them I see them everywhere. Second pic is what we actually called forget-me-nots. I'm pretty sure they're the same as Mons posted - I think so, just that ours don't have as many flowers on them. Looking at the two I can't believe I confused them. Still, the past is a foreign country and we've sealed our borders for now. Attached Images

04-19-2010, 03:32 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	But here are some new contenders. Not a great pic, but it'll have to da ya. I don't know where to start in looking them up (unlike the violets, where I was confirming a suspicion) They're on a spike, as oppsed to being ground cover. Attached Images

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