Thursday, December 6, 2007

Black violets

Two years ago, walking in springtime in North Cornwall, I came
across a drift of wild black violets on a coastal track side
embankment. A wash of tiny dark blooms on a sea of equally
small heart shaped emerald leaves. Each flower was about 3mm
across and of a colour between dark navy blue and black.
Gorgeous. Never seen anything like that before or since. I
havent been back and cant find any mention of them in
botanical reference sources. Anyone else seen them anywhere?

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