Violet

Violets are a much loved annual, or perennial.  They are part of the Viola family and have as many as 500 species. Most of them are creeping plants. Violets have slender to thick rhizomes and leaves are most often kidney-shaped or heart-shaped.The wild species are seldom more then 1 inch across and characteristically have 3 spreading lower petals and 2 erect upper petals. There is a short nectar spur projecting to the rear of the flower.