Shanghai Spring: Violet Cress, An Ancient Hero, and a Peace Sign

By Tina Kanagaratnam | March 17th, 2025 | Chinese Violet Cress, Nature | 0 Comment

Tiny violet flowers breaking through the wintry ground: It's one of the first signs of spring in Shanghai. The emergence of the Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus) every March is a reassuring sign that no matter what else is going on in the world, spring will come. Violet cress appears during the solar ...