Viola odorata

Garden Violet, English Violet, Sweet violet

Message of the Flower

Modesty

The Mother’s Comment

Is satisfied with its charm and does not attract attention.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Humility is the recognition that one does not know, that one knows nothing, and that there may be something beyond what presently appears to us as the truest, the most noble or disinterested. True humility consists in constantly referring oneself to the Lord, in placing all before Him.

The Mother, Mother's Agenda: December 21, 1957

When people are told "be humble", they think immediately of "being humble before other men" and that humility is wrong. True humility is humility before the Divine, that is, a precise, exact, living sense that one is nothing, one can do nothing, understand nothing without the Divine, that even if one is exceptionally intelligent and capable, this is nothing in comparison with the divine Consciousness, and this sense one must always keep, because then one always has the true attitude of receptivity—a humble receptivity that does not put personal pretensions in opposition to the Divine.

The Mother, Questions and Answers 1953: 13 May 1953

Colour

Deep violet

Family

Violaceae

Person who named the flower

Carl Linnaeus

Flower Size

About 2 cm in diameter

Flower Texture

Soft, velvety

Number of Petals

5

Floral Symmetry

Zygomorphic

Fragrance of Flower

Strongly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous plant

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Spring

Climate

Temperate

Water Requirements

Moderate, prefers well-drained soil

Soil Type

Loamy

Temperature Ranges

Hardy to -20C

Sun or Shade

Partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Prone to slugs, snails, and aphids

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies

Habitat

Woodlands, grasslands, and along hedgerows

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar and pollen for insects

Ornamental

Yes

Endangered Status

Not endangered