A Violet That’s Yellow

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” – Jodie Foster.

Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens). A violet that chooses to be yellow rather than the normal purple. It can be found in the eastern and northeastern United States, and southwestern Canada. The flowers are pollinated by bees, flies and butterflies.

After the first chasmogamous flowers are produced with petals open inviting pollination, there is a second round of cleistogamous flowers produced. These are small flowers, similar to buds which will remained closed, that will self-pollinate. Both the first flowers and the second bud-like flowers will produce seeds.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.