Viola cornuta
Hardy to: 4a(DG) 7(BG)
Plant Height: 4-6"
Spacing: 3-6"
Sun Preference: Part Shade to Part Sun
BG: Backyard Gardener
DG: Dave's Garden
I always loved finding the 'Johnny Jump-Ups' in yards and I loved their many colored faces. I bought a package a few years ago wanting these childhood favorite in my newly made flower beds. The package said they were annuals but I was suprised to see them come back the next year and spreading. They have spread through my southeast bed and into my northeast bed. I even saw a few in my vegetable garden (on the otherside of the house). If I remember correctly they bloomed last year, which is contrary to what I read somewhere (that they may come back but they will not bloom) so I will see if they bloom this year as well.
V.cornuta, an evergreen perennial with stems that are ascending with
egg-shaped leaves to 2 inches long. Slightly scented, violet to
lilac-blue flowers bloom from spring to summer, with white markings on
the lower petals and spurs to 1/2 inch long. source
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