What flower is this???

Question

We have these really pretty looking dark violet flowers in our back yard. My father-in-law tells me they're sweet peas but we would like to know for sure what they are. I have included a link to the picture of one of them. Can anyone identify the flower? Many thanks in advance!

http://web.ncf.ca/adamandruth/Year2008162.JPG

Answer 1

They are a wild pansy.

Answer 2

wild pansy, viola, johnny jump up , its all in the pansy family so call it what you like , I like johnny jump up because of the name this is a annual that self seeds after the flower is done blooming there is a little ball in the center of the flower when it gets dry enough the ball pops and little tiny seeds come out and they just continue to multiply. But look at the picture doesnt it look like it is smiling at you thats why I like them. All the plants in the pansy family like cooler weather in fact some times the plant will go dormant in the heat but as soon as weather cools down will start producing flowers again-anything in the pansy family is a staple flower in any flower bed.

Answer 3

They are Violas, commonly called Johnny-jump-ups.  They self seed quite readily even in a gravel driveway.

Answer 4

looks like wild panses

Answer 5

They are not sweetpeas but more like cultivated pansies.  Check out with these links.

http://voices.gardenweb.com/violas

http;//www.pakm.co.uk/wild_violet.html

Answer 6

These are called Johnny Jump Ups, a tiny wild pansy.

Answer 7

It's a pansy

Answer 8

The plant illustrated is the dogs-tooth violet.

Answer 9

We call them johnny jump ups.  The are a Heartsease (Viola tricolor).  They are growing all over my yard and in my flower beds.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartsease

The aren't sweet peas.  Here's a link to sweat peas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_pea

Answer 10

They are violas

Answer 11

I believe they are called violas.

Answer 12

They are violas..or Johnny jump Ups..i have these all over my flower gardens