The first violets of Spring

[redbird]

I took this photo of violets last week, in northern Manhattan (Inwood Hill Park). It was very early for violets here, but the whole spring has been running early, starting with dandelions in late January. (Also uploaded to Flickr, two photos of different kinds of tiny purple flowers I don't have names for, and one of the same kind of violets, tiny purple flowers, and bright magenta rhododendron, also from the warm spell, but taken in Central Park.

Comments

[melannen]

Your tiny purple flowers are Henbit Deadnettle (the ones in the crevice) and Ground Ivy. :D

And lovely photo of the violets!

[redbird]

Thanks, for the information and the compliment. (I have updated the Flickr labels, in the hopes that it will help me remember whagt they are.)

[dantesspirit]

My back hill is covered this year with wild violets- both the ones here and the darker purple ones.

[turlough]

I love violets of all sorts and these have such lovely, subtle colouring.