Yes. When newly opened the may be used to decorate salads or in stuffings for pultry or fish. Souffles, cream and simmilar desserts can be flavored with essence of Viola flowers. The young leaves are edible raw ro cooked as a somewhat bland lead vegetable.
According to the below source in the related link, definitely not.IMPORTANT African violets are NOT viola and are NOT considered edible.
The flowers of violets are an old fashioned treat. I remember having candied violets at summer teas as a child. I have since recreated them once or twice as an extra treat for friends. I also regularly add flowers to my salads, drinks and desserts, in the summer time. Not all flowers are edible, but the sweet violet or viola is. The flowers of the violet, are pretty bland, but have a slightly sweet flavor reminiscent of their scent. For other edible flowers check out the related link below.
Yes! Many purple flowers are edible, ie: Chive Blossoms, Borage, Sage, Impatiens, Lavender, Lilac, Nasturtium, Pansy, and Violets, to name a fw.
No it is not. Violets is the plural noun of violet.
Sweet Violets was created in 1882.
March Violets was created in 1989.
Violets for Your Furs was created in 1941.
The ISBN of March Violets is 978-0670824311.
March Violets has 466 pages.
Purple Violets was created on 2007-11-20.
The scientific name for African violets is Saintpaulia.
Here is a related link about Parma violets below.