108K views · 10K likes | Katie McGinn | Garden Coach & Wildcrafter on Instagram: "Be prepared to add this to EVERYTHING! 💜 Violets are one of my favorite edible flowers. They show up before most other flowers, and offer some much needed brightness in these early spring days. Many consider violets to be a weed, as they do spread quite easily. But this is one weed I welcome in my garden! There are quite a few different varieties of violet, the most common “weedy” ones are the common blue violet (Viola sororia) and the sweet violet (Viola odorata). Both the flowers and the leaves of these two are edible. However, there are non edible lookalikes, so it is very important to make sure you have correctly identified your plant before you harvest. I love making a syrup with violet flowers bec