New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). Similar to Hairy Violet but that, you guessed it, has hairy leaves and stems. This violet tends to flower before any of the other violets - here it is in flower in February!

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (27/02/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). Similar to Hairy Violet but that, you guessed it, has hairy leaves and stems. This violet tends to flower before any of the other violets - here it is in flower in February!

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). The spurs are always the same-ish colour as the petals (unless the white variety - see later). And the sepals of this species are very rounded at the ends, quite unlike the long and relative thin but pointed ones of the Dog-Violets.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (27/02/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). The spurs are always the same-ish colour as the petals (unless the white variety - see later). And the sepals of this species are very rounded at the ends, quite unlike the long and relative thin but pointed ones of the Dog-Violets.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (27/02/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear stable block). We are lucky to have a little corner of my rewilding project where these flower every year - only on that one corner (not ones I planted).

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (22/02/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear stable block). We are lucky to have a little corner of my rewilding project where these flower every year - only on that one corner (not ones I planted).

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (22/02/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear stable block). The stigma emerging from the orange ovary.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (08/03/2024) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). A cluster of albinos amongst the blue-purple ones.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (15/03/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall). A cluster of albinos amongst the blue-purple ones.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (15/03/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall).

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (08/03/2024) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield.

Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. But it's still Sweet Violet because of this dark spur with rounded sepals.

Sweet Violet, Viola odorata (07/03/2022) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. But it's still Sweet Violet because of this dark spur with rounded sepals.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (15/03/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (outside entrance to New Hall).

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (22/02/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear stable block). Underside of leaf.

Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) (22/02/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear stable block). Classic leaves.