Violets everywhere! Like this road-side bank simply bursting with Common Dog Violets. #VioletChallenge #WildflowerHour

Violet in profile 💜 #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

“The Violet in her greenwood bower, Where Birchen boughs with Hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen, in copse, or forest dingle.” - Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). Early Dog Violets (Viola reichenbachiana) found for this week’s #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Look at its little face 🥹 💜 #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Common Dog-Violets growing in our lawn #VioletChallenge #Wildflowerhour

On my walk, I dodged the showers in search of violets for #wildflowerhour. Common Dog-violets are now in bloom, forming pretty posies with the Primroses. I especially love the delicate little branched markings on the lower petal, so beautiful! #VioletChallenge 💜

In summary. Violets are in my top 5 plant families. I'm eagerly waiting the hunt for Pale, Marsh and Heath Violets. #violetchallenge @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany #wildflowerhour

Sweet violets #violetchallenge #wildflowerhour

Common Dog-violet, Bourne Wood, Lincolnshire #wildflowerhour #VioletChallenge

Sweet Violet, white Sweet Violet and Early Dog Violet for #VioletChallenge #WildflowerHour

Hairy violets (viola hirta) now emerging in large numbers - so quickly do they go from just the occasional ones and twos to hundreds, and soon, if not there already, thousands! #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge

Found lots of Early Dog Violet (top) in a churchyard, plus some Sweet Violet (middle) and its white variation (bottom) #VioletChallenge #WildflowerHour

A third species from the Peterborough area for the #violetchallenge - Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana, flowering in Barnack churchyard. #wildflowerhour

Sweet Violets & raindrops #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge

A carpet of purple and white sweet violets at East Chiltington churchyard #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge

Early dog violet for #violetchallenge #wildflowerhour 💜🌼

Had to be quick to gather these images of Hairy violets ( Viola hirta) that were alongside the fairway on #Silverdale Golf course. Look at those hooked spurs. #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩

I really do like a Violet. So out of isolation on Saturday and out to find as many as I could. Common dog violet, Viola riviniana (1) @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge

Hairy violets (viola hirta) at Hartslock nature reserve, 23rd March 2022. #violetchallenge #wildflowerhour