I took some more photos. I am now convinced this was not what I planted. I thought I'd seen these in other parts of my yard, and sure enough, I found one on the side of the fence. This is a close up of the first one. Here is an Aster that I planted. I still have the label in the ground behind it. You can see it peeking through. It's not near the one in question. And here is another one I found along the fence line. This is a weed. It wasn't here last year. The one in question has been there at least 2 yrs and has never bloomed. So, it will get yanked tonight and something else put in it's place. Honestly, I'm glad to yank it. I have been waiting 2 yrs for any kind of bloom, but nothing. I would have kept it if it had flowered.

Thank you very much for your assistance

I know! Aiy, the balling. When it blooms, it's beautiful. But every time I've walked by to see it, it's sadly balled :( Having said that, it has been unseasonably wet & rainy this year. (I haven't seen it in that garden in previous years, so I'm holding out hope this year is simply an aberration and better years are ahead). I completely disregarded the possibility that it is a more modern introduction, partially bc I don't want it to be patented and partially [read: largely] bc I have an admittedly extreme prejudice against anything HT. (Although, as part of working on that, I did purchase 2 climbing HT's--exposure therapy, haha).

It appears to be an African violet which will die outdoors.