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Celery Farm Is Bursting With Blooms…
I only wish I could I.D. all of them. Crab Apple above, and ??? below. I think the whitish one is a Spring Beauty, another a Crab Apple bloom, and the purple dudes….?
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The darker purple one is a violet, you can see the heart shaped leaf in the background (lower left). A tincture of violet flowers was once believed to be a love potion.
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spring beauty
purple is vinca aka myrtle or periwinkle -
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Jim Wright
Thank you!
Loren
The darker purple one is a violet, you can see the heart shaped leaf in the background (lower left). A tincture of violet flowers was once believed to be a love potion.
edith wallace
spring beauty
purple is vinca aka myrtle or periwinkle
Sally
Live live and love farm