a front view of a violet in grassland

a side view of a violet in grassland

A rather fine Common Dog Violet on one of the grass rides through Brede High Woods

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The fabulous ditch E of Harringay Hill at Nattergal High Fen was also absolutely *packed* with Water Violet (Hottonia palustris) leaves &, JOY, the first blooms!
Plus, could the plant lower right be Greater Bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris)?
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Most of the Ely violets have gone over, but the surprise one at the bottom of the garden is back again this year and looking lovely. Bit of a mix of Common and Early Dog? #VioletChallenge #WildflowerHour

Primrose flowers in Woodland

Wild Garlic flowering

Primrose flowers beaten up by #StormKathleen
& nibbled by invertebrates. Wild Garlic just starting to flower.
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Primrose, Cowslip, Bluebell, Crab Apple, Hawthorn, Wood Forget-me-not, Ground Ivy, White Dead-nettle, Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine, Jack-by-the-hedge, Spring Beauty.

#WildFlowerHour In & around Knapwell church & local WT Overhall Grove reserve Early Dog Violet for #violetchallenge plus a dozen other flowers (list in ALT includes a very convincing Crab Apple) …and of course Goldilocks.

Image of Common Dog Violet

Image of Common Dog Violet

Image of Common Dog Violet

Flowers beaten up by #StormKathleen & nibbled by invertebrates but 1st time confidently identifying Common Dog Violet thats to Moira O'Donnell's crib sheet.
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Not sure what kind of violet this was in our lawn (now eaten) #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge

Common dog violet for #VioletChallenge plus ivy-leaved toadflax, yellow archangel and honesty @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Lots of lovely Hairy Violet, Viola hirta, at The Warren, near Cirencester. 💜 #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Only one Violet this week for the #WildFlowerHour #VioletChallenge.
I think it's an Early Dog Violet, but may be wrong.
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We seemed to have peaked a bit too soon for #WildFlowerHour's #VioletChallenge with this post, so here we are again! 😊

For #wildflowerhour and #VioletChallenge I believe this to be Sweet Violet, just beginning to bloom on the cliffs above Dover

A single pale purple flower. At the back of the flower a white spur can be seen - this would be darker if it was a Sweet Violet.

A Dog Violet for the #VioletChallenge. There were lots in the woods at Ravensroost although many of them were a bit inaccessible with the ground so wet. #WildflowerHour

An Early Dog Violet (left) and for comparison a nearby Common Dog Violet (right).
Sheerhatch Wood, Beds.
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A patch of violets growing on mossy ground on the woodland floor.

Fun in the woods in the rain identifying Violets for this week's #VioletChallenge
💜 for #WildflowerHour. Stripy lower petal and a pale spur at the back: I THINK these are Common Dog Violets.

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #VioletChallenge Common Dog Violet, Viola riviniana, I think. White throat with branched dark veins; spur stout, notched at tip and paler than petals; pointed sepals. Near Monmouth.

Can you find a violet for #wildflowerhour? Commissioned by us & created by @naturelark.bsky.social, you can find our special ID sheet here wildflowerhouruk.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/... Share your finds for the magic hour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #VioletChallenge 💜

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Gorgeous Sweet Violet, Viola odorata forma lilacina, on a Croydon road verge for the #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Common Dog Violet, Viola riviniana, on a Croydon road verge for the #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Sweet Violet, Viola odorata var imberbis (top) & V. odorata var dumetorum (bottom). Imberbis has a pinky/peachy coloured spur & no tufty bits towards the base of the lateral petals, whereas dumetorum has a violet spur & tufty bits ('scuse finger). #WildflowerHour #VioletChallenge

Less sure of this #VioletChallenge. Possibly Common Dog Violet based on sepal appendages, longer veining on lower petal but spur doesn’t look paler than petals & didn’t look for notch as didn’t have ID sheet with me! Feel more informed about what to look for now #wildflowerhour

I didn’t rate my chances on the #VioletChallenge, for a start I forgot to take the ID sheet with me! Anyway, think I have Early Dog Violet (pointy sepals, small sepal appendages, spur darker than petals) and Sweet Violet (rounded sepals) #wildflowerhour

Hairy Violet, Viola hirta, on local chalk grassland for the #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge.

Early Dog Violet, Viola reichenbachiana, from local woodland for the #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge.

A selection of Sweet Violets, Viola odorata, from the road verges of Croydon for the #wildflowerhour #violetchallenge.