- Genus
- Viola
- Family
- Violaceae
- Common Names
- black eye, cat's faces, come-and-cuddle-me, constancy, cuddle-me-to-you, cull-me-to-you, Cupid's flower, fancy, flamy, flower of thought, garden gate, hearts in ease, herb Trinity, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, Johnny-jump-up, jump-up-and-kiss-me, kiss-and-look-up, kiss-her-in-the-buttery, kiss-me, kiss-me-at-the-garden-gate, kiss-me-ere-I-rise, kiss-me-love, Kit-run-about, Kitty-come, Kitty-run, lady's delight, little faces, live-in-idleness, love-in-idleness, loving idol, lowly down, meet-her-in-the-entry-kiss-her-in-the-buttery, pansy, pink of my Joan, pink of my John, pretty face, stepmother plant, thinking flower, three faces under a hood, tickle-my-fancy, tricolor pansy, wild pansy, wild violet, bird's eye [3], none-so-pretty [4]
About this plant
A tufted annual, biennial or short-lived, evergreen perennial with spreading stems, producing flowers 2.5cm or more across, from spring to autumn. The blooms typically have dark purple upper petals, pale purple or pale yellow middle petals and a dark yellow lower petal, with dark streaks creating a whiskery 'face'. Other colours may include lavender blue and cream