Perennial Violets February 24, 2013

These sweet little violets make a great groundcover.  They are evergreen, they bloom these sweet little edible flowers (dip them in egg wash, dip them in sugar to decorate a cake), and they spread very quickly via trailing runners that take root.  They like protection from the sun.  I have grown them in shade and in morning sun.  The do very well in either condition.  I will transplant some of them to other flowerbeds once they have spread a bit more.  I planted 4 little containers of them last fall, and they are already creeping freely around this flowerbed.