Viola Tiger Eye Yellow Seeds - Horned Pansy

Viola 'Tiger Eye Yellow', also known as the Horned Violet, belongs to a new generation of highly performing hybrids that form a small clump of flowers with a dazzling pattern, in saffron yellow veined with mahogany brown on all the petals. It accompanies spring bulbs and autumn asters in the garden and creates beautiful pot compositions. 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 Yellow', from which it originates, is a spreading herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 10 to 15 cm when in bloom, with dark green, ovate and crenate persistent leaves forming a spreading clump. Depending on the sowing date, this plant is covered in flowers from spring to autumn. Its saffron yellow flowers with tiny mahogany hearts are quite large and well-rounded, 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 accompany the flowering of Asters.

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