Violas being eaten

I've been served posh salads decorated with flowers and thought " Do I eat these? Would it be bad manners to leave them?".

Ah Doodle, you always make me giggle!

I thought it was a musical instrument being eaten too

Me too Callistemon!

Sorry, I thought this thread would be asking if violas were edible eg in salads.

Caterpillars? If there are holes they could be the culprits.

Well it’s obvious who the culprit is!
Nom, nom!

Only the petals and sepals Charleygirl, not all of it.

Again I am learning- I thought humans could not eat them.

Funny what we all extract from a thread title isn't it? When I saw it, I though it was asking whether you could eat violas! I was just about to say "yes you can"! But obviously the mice, deer, slugs, birds or moles are beating you to it!

Mice will nibble on anything in our garden. We have loads of wood mice around here.

EllanVannin

They are nice in salads. I've even had them crystalized.

There you go travelsafar, I think you have your culprit! ???
Sorry, could not resist!

They are nice in salads. I've even had them crystalized.

Ants love pansies and violas, they eat the roots completely too.

Pigeons seem to like them!

Me too, Teetime!

I read the title of this thread and thought it meant your musical instrument had got dry rot or something. I'm glad its not. Went for a walk yesterday - BIG slugs everywhere.

Slugs, snails, rabbits, muntjac deer, birds, all theses things and more eat my flowers on a regular basis.