Viola tricolor


Viola tricolor

Introduced species, not described. Illustrations: 3 photographs of Viola tricolor.

From Wikipedia:

Viola tricolor, Also known as Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsease, heart’s ease,heart’s delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, or love-in-idleness, is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. It has been introduced into North America, where it has spread. It is the progenitor of the cultivated pansy, and is therefore sometimes called wild pansy; before the cultivated pansies were developed, “pansy” was an alternative name for the wild form.

Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)
Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)
Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)
Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)

Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)
Viola tricolor (NJ, April 2009)