Queer wlw code for "Do you like girls?" or "Are you lesbian/bi?" Violets were long ago gifted between women who were lovers, and the violet has come to symbolize sapphic love or romantic interest.
"Hey, Lauren, I'm looking forward to brunch tomorrow, but I was wondering do you like violets?"
Picking violets is part of the flower code for lesbians. The phrase comes from the famous poet Sappho of Lesbos (for whom the word lesbian was named) and it was thought that Sappho would give violets to the girl who she was wooing.
“all the violet tiaras,
braided rosebuds, dill and
crocus twined around your young neck” -Sappho
Picking violets:
Me: picked any violets lately?
Girl: No but maybe we can pick some together?