How do violets grow?

How do violets grow?

The violets are flowers that grow everywhere, but especially in the undergrowth. Prefer a light, humus-rich soil and exposure to shade or partial shade.

Why are violets purple?

VS’is a good question. Violet is indeed the feminine of purple and not the designation of the flower. VS’is why he agrees.

Why do violets smell nothing?

ENVIRONMENT. Some plants no longer have the fragrance that we once knew about them. In question: pollution and the crossing of varieties supposed to make them more resistant.

Where do you find violets?

The violet… May is definitely the month to pick it. Not very particular as to its habitat, it is find everywhere, in the forest for some varieties, in rather shaded fields or completely in the sun for others, in wet or dry, sandy or peat soil…

How are the violets?

The violet is a perennial plant of the Violaceae family like the pansy, but it is more hardy. We recognize the violets pansies according to the positioning of the petals: The violet has 2 petals up and three down. The pansy has 4 petals up and one down.

What does violet smell like?

The sheet of violet however, is easier to extract thanks to volatile solvents, but its smell is radically different from the flower: the absolute leaves of violet to one smell green, intense, powerful, vegetal with a slight smell of hay.

What does violet taste like?

The violet has a particularly sweet flavor and its soft color will brighten up your desserts. Prepare unforgettable cupcakes and small soft cakes based on syrup of violet. The violet goes well with lemon, raspberry, blackcurrant and, of course, dark chocolate.

How to recognize the violet?

The flowers of the violet fragrant are dark purple and more rarely white. Each flower has 5 petals. The two upper ones are erected upwards, the other 3 downwards. The lower petal ends in a spur at the back of the flower.

How are the leaves of the violets?

The leaves are arranged in a rosette. When they show up at the end of winter, they are first rolled up at the edges. Unrolled, they have a kidney shape and are nearly glabrous (hairless). The leaves summer, they have more of a heart shape.

Are wild violets edible?

Leaves and flowers are edible and can be added to salads. Young tender leaves are mucilaginous. The flowers perfume the desserts. They are often candied in sugar to serve as decoration in pastry.

How are violets eaten?

Introduction. Its very fragrant flowers can be added to fruit salads, and crystallized in sugar to accompany your desserts. The leaves, rich in mucilage, to consume raw in salads or cooked in soups or sauces.

How to recognize fragrant violet?

The flowers of the fragrant violet are dark purple and more rarely white. Each flower has 5 petals. The two upper ones are erected upwards, the other 3 downwards. The lower petal ends in a spur at the back of the flower.

Are all violets edible?

The violet : symbol of the city of Toulouse, the violet is also consumed under all its forms: from crystallized flowers to flavoring mustard, syrup, to fresh flowers decorating and perfuming salads, it has all the qualities.

What does violet taste like?

The violet has a particularly sweet flavor and its soft color will brighten up your desserts. Prepare unforgettable cupcakes and small soft cakes based on syrup of violet. The violet goes well with lemon, raspberry, blackcurrant and, of course, dark chocolate.

What is the violet treat?

The candy represents the five petals of the violet and is covered with a very thin film of icing sugar. It consists of two thirds of Graeffe brown sugar from Tirlemont (sugar from sugar beets), one third of glucose (soft sugar), citric acid, violet aroma and natural colorings.

What is Violet?

In the language of flowers, the violet is associated with modesty, shyness and modesty. Giving a bouquet of violets to someone means: “I love you in secret”. In the past, young boys signaled their celibacy by wearing two violet flowers in their buttonholes.

What are violet candies?

Violet candies. Liège violets are sweets crystallized in sugar, specialties of the Liège region in Belgium since 1895. They are produced in Sprimont, south of Liège by the small family confectionery Gicopa. Appreciated by hundreds of thousands of consumers, they are also recognized in gastronomy.

What is the Liege violet?

The name “Vraie Violette de Liège” is a registered trademark. Currently, the Gicopa confectionery produces about 2 tons of violets per day, or 400,000 violets, and employs 10 people. It is a very popular delicacy in the Liège region.