Not a violet. I would have remembered from my notes. I am going to figure it

out and shame hubby into finding my notebook!!!! Margee

Maybe Houttunya cordata? (Chamaelon plant). In comes in many forms. I once bought the tricolor one. It died to the root during the winter, and when it came back was solid green like yours (?) Maybe I had the two mixed up and only the green one survived after the winter?

Omar

OMAR is a genius!!

You nailed it!!!! Once I saw the name, I remembered it

and remembered reading that this plant is "indestructible ".i

I also remembered sending some plants to a lady in California

who used it for some type of herbal remedy. Still have not found

notebook. Thanks so much! Margee

Thank you, Margee, but I just happen to have the plant :D

Omar

The variegated colored form of this plant reverts to the plain green very easily. And the solid green is even more aggressive and tenacious than the colored, if that's even possible!!

If you do some searching on the other forums, especially Perennials, Weeds and Groundcovers, you will find countless threads on this plant, virtually all of them regreting the day they ever planted it and seeking ways to eliminate!! Which is NOT easy!

It is used a lot in Asian cuisine and is reputed to be a traditional Chinese remedy for pneumonia, but the scent of the plant when disturbed or bruised is very off-putting. Smells a lot like dead fish :-(

Hi Gardengal: I remember receiving ONE of these plants when I ordered

the "Shade Garden", I think from Wayside gardens. Of all the plants I planted, only two survived. Note to self: don't do that again. This plant keeps one of my beds nearly covered in it. No matter how many I pull up with the roots. And since I have transplanted different plants in all of my beds now have it in the other beds.....but not as much as the original bed. The odor gets on all three of the dogs when they roam the garden beds....to me, it is simply unpleasant, but not as bad as fish emulsion.....the ultimate fishy smell. You would think the garden site would have warned me about the invasion to come, but they didn't. Don't think I would use it to treat pneumonia either. Oh well....it gives me an hour a week to play in the dirt with purpose!!!! Thanks, Margee

Omar: does it invade on you?

I never planted it in the ground, so no, it has not being a problem for me. It has been in a big pot in the porch looking good for years.

Omar

Again, You are still a genius. Does it winter outside in the pot? Margee

Well, thank you, then. :D Yes. The pot stays outside all year long.

Omar