this link says they dont seed around

http://www.terranovanurseries.com/product/viola-heartthrob/

yours says the same.. but says it does spread around

https://www.naturehills.com/viola-heartthrob

perhaps its sterile??? ...

back in suburbia...i got tired of the old standards popping up EVERYWHERE ... out here on acreage .... they dont bother me as much ....and in fact.. by july ... they are the only thing green in the otherwise browned out grass ... actually a plus ... lol

ken

Now that I think about it, the wild violets bloomed along with the dandelions in the yard at my other house -- it was joyous! (I'm not one who has to have a pristinely manicured lawn, and neither was my next-door neighbor, so we both enjoyed the display every year).

This plant was a big deal around here when it first came out. I'm pretty sure I was suckered into it, as that leaf coloring is very appealing to me. But I don't remember if I used in a container or planted in the ground. I do see it in other gardens occasionally and it is always a very tidy looking plant but I have never seen it in bloom. I don't believe it is a very heavy flowering selection to begin with, so that might account for it 'not seeding around' much.

I too am not an advocate for a pristine, weed-free lawn and don't mind a few violets here and there to keep the English daisies and creeping veronica company :-) And the weedy wild Geranium robertianum, which persists in popping up even though I pull it religiously!! Just stay out of my flowerbeds though!!

Ooooo. The more violets seed around the more I like it. Pristine shmistine. Right now I've got feverfew seedling crowded between my fieldstones. That may be taking it too far, since once they get tall it will make walking difficult. But, for now, I'm enjoying their bright kelly green foliage everywhere, and looking forward to seeing their sweet white flowers poking up amongst my plants. Violets/violas are the same.

Amen to the fertilizer comment!