Viola cornuta Sorbet XP True Blue - Horned pansy

Viola cornuta 'Sorbet XP True Blue' is an exceptional horned viola with intense cobalt blue flowers adorned with delicate dark blue veins. They bloom early in the season and for long months. These vigorous plants go beautifully with spring bulbs and bloom perfectly at the base of asters. In rockeries, they quickly spread their dark and evergreen carpet. They create charming borders and opulent pots. This biennial is grown in humus-rich soil, in partial shade or dappled sunlight. 

Horned pansies belong to the Violaceae family. They grow wild in the Pyrenees. They are low-growing perennial plants that have given rise to numerous hybrids. Often crossed with Viola tricolour (wild pansy), their most famous descendants are garden pansies. This variety is the latest in the XP series. It is an herbaceous ground-covering plant, 10 to 15cm (4 to 6in) tall when in bloom, with evergreen, dark green, ovate and lobed leaves, forming a dense, spreading tuft. It produces flowers from spring to autumn. Its remarkably bright flowers display an almost uniform blue colour, highlighted by indigo stripes radiating from a small bright yellow centre. The flowers are almost shaped like small pansies, but their petals are arranged differently. The two upper ones are upright, the other three are inclined downwards.

These viola are perfect for beds, borders, pots, and balconies. They look wonderful with other spring-flowering plants, such as forget-me-nots, dwarf daffodils, daisies, primroses, botanical tulips, and summer and autumn asters. The flowers are edible, so use them to decorate your plates, or even add some to salads to give them a touch of colour. The magnificent blue of this variety will go well with the vibrant orange of XP Orange Deep or the yellow of XP Yellow. Sorbet XP White Blotch will bring the necessary black and white touch to the chromatic balance of the whole. 

Please be aware that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible in pots, flower boxes, or directly in flower beds.