Viola cornuta F1 Kitty Surprise - Horned Pansy

The Viola cornuta 'F1 Kitty Surprise', a hybrid variety of horned violet, produces plants in small compact clumps covered with an abundance of flowers in innocent and pure colors. The petals are lemon yellow, white or violet, with small black moustaches. This robust and branching variety is easy to grow and blooms for a very long period. A very cheerful touch in borders, or on the balcony or terrace.

Belonging to the violet family, the horned violet grows spontaneously in the Pyrenees and is a low perennial plant that has given rise to numerous hybrids and cultivars. Often crossed with Viola tricolor, their most famous descendants are garden pansies. The 'F1 Kitty Surprise' variety is a herbaceous ground-covering plant that reaches a height of 15 cm (5.9 in) when in bloom, with dark green, ovate, and serrated evergreen leaves, forming a spreading tuft with a sprawling habit. This plant is covered with flowers from spring to autumn. Its compound flowers of 5 petals resemble those of small pansies, but the petals are arranged differently. The two upper petals are large, upright, of a beautiful velvety light violet, the other three are inclined downwards, white in color, and the central petal shows a small, very bright lemon yellow macule, with a violet spot centered towards the edge. The plant spreads quite rapidly thanks to its rhizomes and also self-seeds very easily in the garden, not always faithfully.

Horned violets are intended as bedding plants for low borders, but also for pots and hanging baskets, where they can be associated with other spring and summer flowering plants (Forget-me-nots, Dwarf Daffodils, Daisies, Primroses, Botanical Tulips, summer and autumn asters). The flowers of horned violets are edible, so do not hesitate to decorate your plates with a few or even add to salads for a touch of color.

Please note that our young plants in mini-plugs are professional products intended for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, transplant as soon as possible into containers, or directly into flower beds.