Viola Sorbet XP Yellow Blotch - Viola cornuta

The Viola cornuta Sorbet XP 'Yellow Blotch', like all plants in the Sorbet XP series, is really easy to grow: compact, free-flowering, vigorous, and early. This dazzling variety produces very bright yellow, round petals, adorned with a pretty black blotch, for months on end, between spring and autumn. It quickly spreads its dark and evergreen carpet in rock gardens and can also be used to create charming borders and sumptuous pots. This small biennial plant should be grown in humus-rich soil, in partial shade or dappled sunlight.

Belonging to the Violaceae family, the horned violet, which grows wild in the Pyrenees, is a low perennial plant that has given rise to many hybrids, the most famous of which are the garden pansies. The Sorbet XP 'Yellow Blotch' variety, one of its many descendants, is a spreading herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 10 to 15 cm (3.9 - 5.9 in) when in bloom, and remains compact throughout the seasons. Its dark green, oval, crenated and evergreen leaves form a spreading clump. It is covered with flowers from spring to autumn. The absolutely pure yellow flowers, with black blotches encircling a tiny yellow heart, are quite large and well-rounded, resembling those of pansies but with their petals arranged differently. The upper two are erect, while the other three, spotted with black at the base, are inclined downward. It spreads quite quickly thanks to its root system and also self-seeds easily in the garden.

Horned violets are intended for low beds and borders but also pots and window boxes, where they can be used to create beautiful colour combinations on their own, or with other plants that flower in spring and summer (forget-me-nots, dwarf daffodils, daisies, primroses, tulips, summer and autumn asters, etc.). The flowers of horned violets are edible, so do not hesitate to decorate your plates with one or two flowers, or even sprinkle some on your salads to give them a splash of colour.

Note: Please be aware that our young plant plugs are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible, into containers, flowerpots, or directly into flowerbeds.