Probably a wildflower. Self-planted. Tall stalks with narrow leaves and violet long horn-shaped flowers. Flowers along side hostas at about the same time. the flowers look similar.
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While there might be climatic, geographical or soil chemistry reasons why your gardenia doesn't flower, and for those things you should refer to some good gardening books, I do listen to Gardeners Question Time from the BBC (available online from the BBC iplayer) and the advice remains constant for flowering shrubs, trees and plants that refuse to flower.
The experts maintain failure to flower is caused by looking after a plant too well so the plant converts all that love into growth and the generation of foliage. Plants flower when they fear they are going to die and turn energy into reproduction; flowers.
The secret to flowers is to know when and how to treat your plant badly...
I know little about plants and gardening but I do sometimes listen to the BBC radio 4 programme "Gardener's Question Time".
Many times people ask similar questions about when will various plants flower or why haven't they flowered.
The answer from the experts is always the same. If the plants are too well cared for they are likely to put their energy into growth and might never flower.
Plants, apparently, only flower for survival. Before a plant will flower it must fear for it's life, it has to think it is going to die or maybe think it might die.
Gardeners who have lots of lovely flowers have them because they know how to deprive plants and cause them worry.
Now, Marilynn, you know as much about plants as me.
Since no flowers are present I can only guess from the shape & texture of the leaves. My first thought is that they are primroses, but the leaves don't seem to be disposed flatly like the ones I'm used to.
Primulas are similar. If there were stems I would also say Cowslips but I can't see any. Come back when they flower!
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