Viola Sorbet XP Lemon Jump-Up - Horned Pansy

The Viola cornuta Sorbet XP 'Lemon Jump-Up', a hybrid variety of horned violet, produces plants in small compact clumps covered with an abundance of flowers in pure and vibrant colours. The petals are lemon-yellow, cream or velvety purple. This robust and bushy variety is easy to grow and flowers for a very long period, a very cheerful touch to borders, balconies or terraces.

Belonging to the Violaceae family, the horned violet, which grows wild in the Pyrenees, is a low perennial plant that has given rise to numerous hybrids and cultivars. Often crossed with the Viola tricolor, their most famous descendants are garden pansies. The 'Sorbet XP Lemon Jump-Up' variety is a herbaceous ground-covering plant 15 cm (5.9 in) tall when in flower, with dark green, oval, crenated and evergreen leaves, forming a spreading clump. This plant is covered with flowers from spring to autumn. Its compound flowers, with 5 petals, resemble those of small pansies but their petals are arranged differently. The two upper petals are large, erect and velvety-purple. The other three are inclined downwards, the two outer petals are in cream and the central petal is a very bright lemon-yellow with a central purple spot near the edge. The plant spreads quite rapidly thanks to its root system and also self-seeds very easily in the garden, not always true to type.

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.