tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post8957466316043614365..comments2023-10-11T11:42:47.834+01:00Comments on purple podded peas: 100 Flowers : #014 Sweet VioletCelia Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-3817000780155760162014-03-10T07:56:45.333+00:002014-03-10T07:56:45.333+00:00A friend gave me a small clump a few years ago and...A friend gave me a small clump a few years ago and I planted them under a hedge in the front garden. They are now winding their way through the whole flower bed, very pretty but little demons to get under control. Love your post Celia as always lots of good information.Miriam Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524087399111814116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-72405215334842967102014-03-10T01:58:00.075+00:002014-03-10T01:58:00.075+00:00I have tons of violets. both purple shades and whi...I have tons of violets. both purple shades and white ones all over our lawn, especially in the back under the trees where it's shadier. I had no idea about the insect free propagation either. Ours are out much later here in Ottawa than yours of course, they flower quite profusely until we get the real heat in July and August.<br />CaroleCarole Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078397128427961327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-55036701971285041482014-03-08T13:51:00.347+00:002014-03-08T13:51:00.347+00:00Another great post Celia. I love all the details. ...Another great post Celia. I love all the details. We don't have violets in the garden but they are in the banks around us, although none evident so far. We must be considerably behind you in terms of flowering times I think.Thank you for the sonnet too. You can't beat a bit of Shakespeare.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-41239674122028745912014-03-06T14:18:47.614+00:002014-03-06T14:18:47.614+00:00How come I was not familiar with Shakespeare's...How come I was not familiar with Shakespeare's Sonnet XIX? Great post, Celia, on one of my favourite flowers. My last post, though MUCH less informative, was also dedicated to violets. I'm really glad to see each passing spring more and more of these little delights sprouting in our garden. They are all over the woody banks of the vineyards too.<br /><br />Stephaniemillefeuilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608950213999238191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-1586810652943023242014-03-06T11:58:49.961+00:002014-03-06T11:58:49.961+00:00Didn't know about the pollination bit Celia. D...Didn't know about the pollination bit Celia. Did you know that they drink through the flower & need to be plunged upside down overnight to drink? Used to have to do that when I was a florist :)Pipanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-30780941709222856942014-03-05T21:42:38.735+00:002014-03-05T21:42:38.735+00:00Rescuing violets in the overgrown garden is ongoin...Rescuing violets in the overgrown garden is ongoing - there are now enough in some (less overgrown) areas to be useful ground cover. And now there are cleistogamous flowers to look out for! <br />Thanks for the sonnet, too.Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-37325360491853146712014-03-05T19:54:45.408+00:002014-03-05T19:54:45.408+00:00I don't know if mine are the same as yours, bu...I don't know if mine are the same as yours, but they are total thugs, they take up all the available space in the garden and I have to pay people to cme and dig them out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-25680625417891538562014-03-05T16:20:27.633+00:002014-03-05T16:20:27.633+00:00Celia, I loved seeing the video of your walk in th...Celia, I loved seeing the video of your walk in that previous post. I had never before even known that there was such a bird as the Yellowhammer. Thank you for adding this beauty to my acquaintance!<br /><br />As of today, I am in a chocolate free zone for Lent.<br /><br />How I do love violets! In my Virginia childhood the white ones with the delicate colored veining were called "Confederate" violets since they were perceived has having a grey tone similar to uniforms worn by the southern army during the Civil War. (In Virginia, the Civil War is often still a reference point. As you know, I moved north after university.)<br /><br />Your information about how violets pollinate is fascinating! Thank you also for the Shakespeare.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-79112093701446197702014-03-05T15:47:57.408+00:002014-03-05T15:47:57.408+00:00An interesting post, I'm planning to have some...An interesting post, I'm planning to have some Violets under my new hedge, I never knew about the white ones. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com