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Illinois State Flower: Violet

Illinois State Flower Coloring

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Illinois is one of four states that decided on the Violet as their state flower. It's a beautiful flower and ancient too! There are references to Violets in Greek stories from 500 B.C!  

Violets have a lovely scent so easy to see why they are a beloved flower. As their name suggests, many of them are Purple or Lavender in color, but they actually can be White, Yellow, Blue, or Cream colored and some are Blue and Yellow combined. 

They are not the same flower as African Violets by the way. Violets have uses in herbal remedies and the Romans made wine from Violets. The real Violet flowers are large, but after their blooms die, smaller ones spring up closer to the ground. Thus Violets are in bloom for a very long time, from early Spring all the way through Summer. 



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