




Viola odorata
Sweet violets are lovely little flowers that bloom in spring. They have heart-shaped leaves and pretty purple petals that smell sweet, making them a favorite in gardens and meadows.
Habitat: Forests
The Sweet violet is a low-growing plant with heart-shaped leaves and wonderfully fragrant, five-petaled flowers. They are typically deep purple, sometimes white, and distinctly bloom close to the ground, unlike taller similar plants.





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Ancient Greeks used violets to make perfume and believed they could cure headaches.
Its amazing scent makes your nose briefly "turn off" so you can't smell it!
The sweet violet was Queen Victoria's favorite flower, symbolizing humility.
Violet flowers can be used to make a special color-changing syrup!
Sweet violet can rapidly spread with underground stems, creating new plants and covering ground quickly to thrive.
Sweet violet has tiny, closed flowers under its leaves that self-pollinate, guaranteeing seeds even when pollinators are scarce.
Sweet violet seeds have a yummy, fatty part that attracts ants, which then carry the seeds away to new spots.
Myrmica rubra
for spreading its tiny seeds far away.

Speyeria cybele
its caterpillars as their only food source.
Apis mellifera
collecting nectar and helping make seeds.
Aromatic plants produce and emit fragrant volatile organic compounds, often for defense or to attract pollinators.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing seasons, typically forming foliage in the first year and flowering/seeding in the second.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Medicinal plants possess chemical compounds that can be used for therapeutic purposes to treat illnesses or maintain health.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always check with an adult before picking flowers, and don't eat any plants without asking first.
10-15 cm
20-30 cm
1.5-2.5 cm
Late winter to early spring
Yes
Mild
Perennial
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