Spring Flowers: Purple

May 17, 2008 | Filed Under Bloggers, East Side, Flowers, Guildwood Gardens blog, Guildwood Village on the Lake blog, Pansies, Stockholm by Pixels blog | 14 Comments 

I saw these flowers on the East side.  What is the name — begonias?  Someone correct me, please.

Grattis!  Congrats to Stockholm by Pixels on its 1000 photo post!  Awesome!

Paz

 Ed. Note:  Thanks to Gisela, who has two wonderful blogs, which you can find here and here, I have learned that correct name of the flower above is a PANSY.  Here is what she writes about it:

"The pansy or pansy violet is a plant cultivated as a garden flower.  Pansies are one of the most popular and recognizable cool weather annuals.  Breeding has produced pansies that are better able to stand up to the cold, but there hasn’t been much luck producing more heat tolerant varieties.  Many pansies are bicolored, making them striking plants for their small size.  Although delicate, they are surprisingly hardy.  And like their cousins the violas and violets, the flowers are edible."

 Thanks again, Gisela.  I like to learn something new everyday.