Kate, Violas, violets, pansies, and johnny-jump-ups are all basically the same thing... with differences as to size and color and how fancy the leaf is. Some of the species violets have leaves divided like little fingers, but most are heart-shaped. I have a border of pink and black pansies lying low under the sweetpeas, some English violets (the fragrant ones) under the water tap (except that they are weeds and keep escaping to every other bed), and an unknown violet in the crested iris out on the boulevard. (And, yes, there are plenty of real weeds, too. A little sun and rain like we've had for the last month and the dandelions are a foot high. sigh. I actually like dandelions, but not inside the rosebush!) Back when I was a serious gardener, I ordered 4 species violets from a rare plant nursery and that included a cute little critter: white with purple freckles. But I don't think I've seen anything as charming as this gold ring! Carolly