NOTES: THE VIOLET FAMILY

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Violaceae: Violet Family

“I would give you some violets, but they withered all when my father died.” - Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5. Shakespeare's plays and sonnets frequently feature scented violets, sometimes as a backgroud to doom and gloom. Over a thousand species.

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Viola odorata

Sweet Violet, English Violet

Patch forming. Height up to 0.15 metre.

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Small cyclic plant proteins (cyclotides) produced by the Sweet Violet protect her from bacteria and fungi. The food plant of Violet Weevils, clever little beetles disguised as the seed.

In flower from February to May, the beautiful scent on a warm spring day gives you a clue as to why the flower is exploited by the cosmetic and food industry.

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