The flowers of the sweet violet are rather small and darkly coloured, and they are not easily seen by insects.

香堇菜的花朵不是很大, 颜色较暗, 所以昆虫很难发现。

There is also a kind of violet called the " dog violet, " which has large blue flowers, but no perfume like that of the sweet violet.

还有一种紫罗兰名字叫做“犬堇菜”, 它能够开出蓝色的大花, 不过与香堇菜不同的是, 它的花朵没有香味。