#Violets

[teakip]

Violets and red carnations

[heaveninawildflower]

Still Life (1870) by Fidelia Bridges (American, 1834-1923).

Oil on canvas.

Image and text information courtesy The Met.

[huariqueje]

Violets and Forget-me-nots - Ingrid Smuling , 2018-19.

Dutch, b.1944 -

Oil on panel , 20.5 x 25 cm.

[squeakowl]

Art by Kelly Louise Judd || SwanBones (source)

[geopsych]

Can't wait until mid to late April when you walk across any random grassy area and it looks like this.

[prinsomnia]

colorful ecology

[vintagehomecollection]

Christmas with Country Living, 1998

[florealegiardini]

Feline faerie among the violets

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

Tiny Acts Of Violets

Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper

2025, 8"x 10"

Sweet Violets, Viola

[vintage-ukraine]

Violets by Mykhailo Zhuk, 1920s

[mountrainiernps]

There are many yellow violets blooming in low elevation forests in the park, but less common are purple violets like this Alaska violet (Viola langsdorfii). Look for them in wet areas and on streambanks, such as along the Trail of the Shadows in Longmire. Alaska violets have heart-shaped leaves with a single pale purple flower. The lower petals have darker purple veins. What spring wildflowers are you finding in the park?

For updates on what’s blooming where visit https://go.nps.gov/RainierWildflower

Unfamiliar with Mount Rainier’s wildflower species? Check out the wildflower guide at https://go.nps.gov/RainierWildflowerGuide

NPS Photo of an Alaska violet blooming in the Longmire area, 5/16/25.

[daintyus]

[heaveninawildflower]

Bunch of assorted violets taken from 'Violets to Greet You' by Cupples and Leon. Publishing date unknown (probably late 19th century).

archive.org

[huariqueje]

Narcissi and Violets - Jean Francois Millet , c. 1867

French , 1814-1875

Pastel on paper ,  50 x 40 cm 

[geopsych]

Trees, wildflowers, lawns all in bloom. If only it could be like this all the time. Passed this place on my walk today.