I bought a couple freckle faced violets one year. They were so pretty, I thought they'd look nice in some of my flower pots. I always bring my plant tags inside and research them if I didn't already know them. Low and behold, I discovered that these delicate little plants should survive in my cold northern climate! So, I put them in the ground that fall, just to see how they would do, not really expecting much. Wow! They were the best bang-for-the-buck I ever spent on outdoor plants! I absolutely love seeing them in my flower beds and they spread if I leave the bark mulch away from them. I now have many different little clumps of beautiful green leaves in my shade gardens. They do flower each year, but they are small and don't stay long, which is fine because it's the beautiful leaves that made me pick them up in the store. I love them!
You can see one clump in this photo, just left of the big clump of daylily leaves. These plants were all moved into this newly expanded bed that I reworked last summer. The picture was taken just after I moved these all into the expansion area.
