Violet New Jersey State Flower

New jersey violet craft design.

Violet new jersey state flower. New jersey state flower. Common meadow violet viola sororia is the new jersey state flower. Viola sororia is also the state flower of rhode island illinois and wisconsin.

It s also an edible conversation piece. It wasn t until 1971 at the urging of new jersey garden clubs that legislation was finally passed to specify the common meadow violet viola sororia as the official state flower of new jersey. State flower of new jersey purple violet.

Common meadow violet viola sororia known commonly as the common blue violet is a stemless herbaceous perennial plant that is native to eastern north america. Though new jersey had enacted a similar law years earlier the flower s status had been contested and the new vote established its. Prompted by garden clubs across the state the new jersey state legislature in 1971 voted to name the common meadow violet as the new jersey state flower.

This product is only available as part of our subscription. Great mouse practice for toddlers preschool kids and elementary students. Among the violets the dooryard violet or the commonmeadow violet is the most common.

Others sprinkle the violet s flowers into salads as a natural source of vitamins a and c. In 1963 an attempt was made to have the legislature officially designate the violet as the state flower but the legislation apparently failed. With the decision the garden state joined several other states in recognizing the violet as a prized plant.

New jersey originally adopted violet as the state flower in 1913 but the resolution s power ended when the 1914 legislative session began. Common meadow violet purple violet woolly blue violet hooded violet and wood violet. 3x added to favorites.