Why do they say violets are blue in the poem "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue"...if violets are not blue?

They are purple/violet...which is why they are called "Violets".

Answer #1

Perhaps the person that wrote the poem was in a garden with blue violets not purple ones...:P not all violets are purple...depending are where they are from...I have a picture that I am looking at with all colored violets...white with purple ends white with pink ends blue violets, light blue violets and also purple violets...google search violets & click images...you'll load of purple ones but also some pics of different colored violets! :)
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Answer #2

They are two totally different colors. Just like yellow and orange are two different colors.
Answer #3

well isnt blue in the same catagory as purple and violet?
Answer #4

Because, like you said, nothing rhymes with purple... =(
Answer #5

I guess they needed something to finish the rhyme,
Answer #6

cause it ryhms -___-
Answer #7

lol...
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