Viola Sorbet XP Pink Wing - Viola cornuta

The Viola cornuta Sorbet XP 'Pink Wing' is a latest generation horned violet from the excellent XP series, both free-flowering and compact, it is very beautiful throughout the season. This variety produces an abundance of pastel white and lavender-pink two-tone flowers early in the season. Each flower has a cheery little golden-yellow heart surrounded by dark whiskers. This easy-to-grow biennial is perfect for growing in borders and pots, from spring to autumn.

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 'Sorbet XP Pink Wing' variety is a carpeting and bushy herbaceous plant, with good coverage, 10 to 15 cm (5.9 in) in height when flowering and with dark green, crenated, oval, evergreen leaves. It is covered in flowers in spring and again in autumn. The throat of its two-tone flowers has fine violet stripes radiating from the small bright yellow heart. They resemble those of small pansies but their petals are arranged differently. The two upper lavender-pink petals are erect, whilst the other three, inclining downwards, are white with a triangular spot of the same pink on the edge of the central petal. 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.