Violets
Episode 81 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Violets" was published on June 7, 2025 and runs 7 minutes.
June 7, 2025 ·7m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
Roses are (sometimes) red,Violets are (sometimes) blue,And if you ask Sappho,Violets are gay, too!Happy Pride Month 🌈Music by James Milor from PixabayInformation provided by:Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)https://bouqs.com/blog/violet-flower-meaning-symbolism/Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014)https://www.osgf.org/blog/2020/6/29/vi0rxptrmtd4v8n2epbm3otxj56z5oWild Flowers of North Carolina and Surrounding Areas by William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell (1979)https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/blog/2021/12/21/queer-botany-the-sapphic-violet/Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Allen Peterson (1977)PinkNews. (27 November 2024). Violet necklaces have become a sought-after lesbian accessory, but what is the history behind the trend? [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DC49dz8thuV/?igsh=X2xVeEQ2Y0Jlhttps://daily.jstor.org/four-flowering-plants-decidedly-queered/National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (2nd ed.) by John W. Thieret, William A. Niering, & Nancy C. Olmstead (2001)Collins Gem: Wild Flowers by Martin Walter (2002)https://wildfoods4wildlife.com/monographs/violets/https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/sweet-violet/
Episode Description
Roses are (sometimes) red,
Violets are (sometimes) blue,
And if you ask Sappho,
Violets are gay, too!
Happy Pride Month 🌈
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)
- https://bouqs.com/blog/violet-flower-meaning-symbolism/
- Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)
- Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014)
- https://www.osgf.org/blog/2020/6/29/vi0rxptrmtd4v8n2epbm3otxj56z5o
- Wild Flowers of North Carolina and Surrounding Areas by William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell (1979)
- https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/blog/2021/12/21/queer-botany-the-sapphic-violet/
- Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Allen Peterson (1977)
- PinkNews. (27 November 2024). Violet necklaces have become a sought-after lesbian accessory, but what is the history behind the trend? [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DC49dz8thuV/?igsh=X2xVeEQ2Y0Jl
- https://daily.jstor.org/four-flowering-plants-decidedly-queered/
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (2nd ed.) by John W. Thieret, William A. Niering, & Nancy C. Olmstead (2001)
- Collins Gem: Wild Flowers by Martin Walter (2002)
- https://wildfoods4wildlife.com/monographs/violets/
- https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/sweet-violet/