Viola Tiger Eye Mix Seeds - Horned Pansy

Viola 'Tiger Eye Mix', also known as the Horned Violet, belongs to a new generation of highly performing hybrids. It forms a small clump of flowers in a mix of saffron yellow and cinnamon brown tones, with a dazzling pattern veined in dark mahogany on all petals, like a marker drawing. It accompanies spring bulbs and autumn asters in the garden and makes beautiful flowering pots. This small biennial plant is cultivated in humus-bearing soil, in partial shade or dappled sunlight, where it spreads its carpet of dark and evergreen foliage.

Belonging to the violet family, the horned violet is a low perennial plant that has given rise to numerous hybrids, the most famous of which are horticultural pansies. The variety 'Tiger Eye Mix' is a spreading herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 10 to 15 cm when in bloom, with dark green, ovate, and scalloped, persistent leaves forming a spreading clump. Depending on the sowing date, this plant is covered in flowers from spring to autumn. Its tiny heart-shaped flowers are perfectly round, resembling pansies, but with a different arrangement of petals. The two upper petals are upright, while the other three are inclined downwards. It spreads quite rapidly thanks to its rhizomes and also self-seeds easily in the garden.

Horned violets can be planted in borders, shaded rockeries, as foreground plants in low flower beds, as well as in pots and containers on balconies and terraces. They can be paired with other low, spring plants such as Forget-me-nots, Primroses, Botanical Tulips, Daisies, and small Daffodils. In autumn, they flower with Asters.

The flowers of horned violets are edible, so you can decorate your plates with one or two flowers, or even add some to your salads to give them a touch of colour.