wild pansies
Uncultivated viola flowers
Wild pansies are small flowering plants native to Europe, the ancestors of cultivated garden pansies.
They grow in meadows, fields, and disturbed ground, producing delicate flowers typically in purple, yellow, and white.
Also called heartsease or Johnny-jump-ups, they have a long history in folk medicine and were associated with love in European folklore: She gathered wild pansies from the hillside.
- heartseasePeace of mind
- tricolorsFlags with three stripes
- biennialsLiving two growing seasons
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
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