What exactly is the official flower name of the butterfly flower?

Other names for the butterfly flower (pansy)

Also known as pansy, Japanese iris, kaikoujian, orchid grass, flat bamboo, sword grass.

Morphological characteristics of the butterfly flower (pansy)

The butterfly flower is an annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous plant, about 10-40 cm tall. The aboveground stem is relatively thick, upright or inclined, single or branched, and angular. The basal leaves are long ovate or lanceolate with long petioles; the stem leaves are ovate, oblong-rounded or oblong-lanceolate, with rounded or blunt tips and relatively round bases, and the margins have sparse rounded or blunt serrations; the petioles of the upper leaves are relatively long, while those of the lower leaves are shorter.

The flowers are large, about 4-6 cm in diameter, with about 3-10 flowers per stem. As the name pansy suggests, there are usually three colors in one flower: purple, white and yellow. The upper petals are dark violet, and the lateral and lower petals are all tricolor with purple stripes. The inside base of the lateral petals is densely covered with fine hairs, and the spur of the lower petal is relatively slender, 5-8 mm long; the ovary is hairless, the style is short, and the base is obviously bent; the stigma is swollen and spherical, with a relatively large stigmatic opening at the front.

Common varieties of the butterfly flower (pansy)

Colossus: flower diameter 10-12 cm, flower colors include red, pink, purple, blue, yellow, etc., and there are also blue/white and red/yellow bicolor varieties.

Smiling Face: an early-flowering variety, with flower colors including blue, purple, red, yellow, white and rose red, etc.

Imperial: plant height 15-18 cm, an early-flowering variety, flower diameter 7-9 cm, among which the purple/white bicolor variety is the most famous.

The flower language of the butterfly flower (pansy)

Red pansy: a beautiful red flower, its flower language is "thoughtfulness, longing," and its attribute is fire.

Yellow pansy: a pansy with yellow petals, its flower language is "mixed joy and sorrow," and its attribute is earth.

Purple pansy: a pansy with purple petals, its flower language is "silence" and "unconditional love," and its attribute is dark.

Large pansy: restraint.

Common flower language of pansy: contemplation, happiness, please miss me.