Posts Tagged ‘Violet’
February 16, 2022 Marie Clark Taylor, David Austin, the New Jersey State Flower, Sleepy Cat Farm by Caroline Seebohm, and Elizabeth Gilbert
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1911 Birth of Marie Clark Taylor, American botanist and the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in botany from Fordham University. A…
Read MoreWhy the Little Month of February has TWO Birth Flowers: the Violet and the Primrose; the Surprising Answer Along with Fun Facts
“Napoleon’s followers used the violet to weed out his detractors. They would ask strangers if they liked violets; a positive response was a sign of loyalty.” Even though roses are often associated with February, thanks to Valentine’s Day, February’s birth flower is not the rose. Instead, February has two birth flowers: the Violet and the…
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2021 Stickiness as a Plant Weapon, Rudolph Jacob Camerarius, Reginald Farrer, The Over-Nurturer Gardening Style, The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart, and the Birth Flowers of February
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Stickiness Is A Weapon Some Plants Use To Fend Off Hungry Insects | Phys Org | Eric Lopresti Botanical History On This Day 1721 Death…
Read MoreRemembering Josephine Margetts: Gardener, Politician, and Lover of Nature
“She hadn’t the heart to pull it up, she said, and so it grew and grew until it rivaled the height of the tallest hollies and its expanding girth forced strollers to detour around it.” In researching Josephine Margetts — the woman who created the bill for the State Flower of New Jersey (the Violet)…
Read MoreIllinois Violet State Flower: Chosen by Schoolchildren in 1908 Amid Floral Fashion Shift
The State Flower Illinois adopted the Violet as its State Flower. As with many State Flowers, Illinois decided to let the school children of the state vote to decide the state flower. The purple violet received 15,591 votes, and the wild rose came in second with 11,903 votes. The children also decided on the state…
Read MoreFebruary’s Birthflowers: Violet and Primrose
“After he was exiled to Elba, Napoleon vowed to return before the Violet season. Napoleon’s followers used the Violet to weed out his detractors. They would ask strangers if they liked Violets; a positive response was the sign of a loyal Napoleon supporter.” February 18, 2020 Even though roses are often associated with February (thanks…
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