Rose Campion and Violets

Long ago, someone planted rose campion in the yard.  It is a biennial flowering plant; the first year it sprouts and grows close to the ground.  The second year, it sends up stalks, blooms, then dies.

I have it cropping up everywhere, including in the middle of the yard.  It's very effective at seeding itself.  From my perspective, it has some advantages:

1)  The flowers are pretty nice and it will bloom to some degree for much of the summer.  The picture was taken on May 5 last year and it bloomed into August.

2)  It thrives in conditions of utter neglect (this is its most important attribute).  It survived for years and spread with no care whatsoever, and last summer / fall in Georgia was seriously dry (almost no rain for weeks on end).  It did fine.

Another flower that is only around for a short time is the violet.  They are native to Georgia.  In early spring they bloom.  This picture was taken about March 15.   The flowers are only around for a couple of weeks, however, though the leaves persist.

I notice them mostly in areas with filtered sun or shade, though they may grow in areas that get more sun.  As natives, they also grow with no TLC and so are much appreciated.