If the temperatures rise to over 8 °C in spring, the violets are no longer fun. The violet flowers bloom only at lower temperatures. They appear very special and inevitably bring color to beds, to meadows, to forests, under trees and elsewhere.

Violets come in many different colors

Types of violets and their flower colors

In the world of violet species there are numerous representatives. Not all have purple-blue flowers. Horned violets and pansies, for example, which also belong to the violet family, come in all sorts of different colors.

The best-known violet, the sweet violet, usually blooms in a rich violet. But there are also cultivated forms such as 'Red Charme' with purple flowers, 'Albaflora' with white flowers, 'Sulphurea' with yellow-orange flowers and 'Wismar' with lavender-colored and white-speckled flowers.

Here are other types of violets with their flower colors:

  • Forest violet: violet-blue
  • Grove violets: blue-violet, cultivated form 'Purpurea' in reddish-violet
  • Dog violet: bright blue
  • Labrador Violet: porcelain blue
  • Whitsun violets: violet-blue, cultivated forms 'Albiflora' in white, 'Gabriela' in violet and 'Freckles' with white-blue spots

Violet blue - the most popular color for violets

Although there seems to be no limit to the colors of the flowers, the most popular color for violets is violet blue. Such a blue is rarely found in nature. It is a mixed color of a warming red, bursting with energy and power, and a cooling blue, representing power.

How does the typical violet-blue color come about?

The typical violet blue, a mixture of violet and blue, is caused by anthocyanins. These are contained in the cell sap of the flowers. Depending on how the anthocyanins react with the cell sap, the petals of the flowers show a blue, violet or red color.

What is necessary for a radiant violet blue?

Not every purple-blue flowering violet is at the peak of its flower color potential. If Viola is in too sunny a place, the color of the flowers will fade quickly. Furthermore, the care has an effect on the flowers. A good nutrient supply and a permanent moisture of the soil are extremely important.

tips and tricks

The violet blue can be wonderfully expressed with yellow blooming spring flowers. For example, plant yellow crocuses, daffodils or winterlings next to your violets. Softer accents, on the other hand, tend to appear next to white-flowered crocuses and daffodils.

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