Viola cornuta Evo Mini/Sorbet XP Tiger Eyes - Horned pansy

Viola cornuta Evo Mini/Sorbet XP Tiger Eyes, like all plants in the Evo Mini Sorbet XP series, is truly easy to grow, compact, floriferous, vigorous, and early-flowering. This brilliant variety produces small, deep yellow corollas striped with brown. It blooms from spring to autumn. It spreads in rockeries, and also creates charming borders and sumptuous potted displays. Grow this small biennial plant in humus-rich soil, in partial shade or dappled sunlight.

Viola cornuta belongs to the Violaceae family, and grows wild in the Pyrenees. It is a low-growing perennial plant that has given rise to many hybrids. This variety, from which it originates, is a low-growing herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 10 to 15cm (4 to 6in) when in flower, and remains compact throughout the seasons. Its evergreen leaves are dark green, ovate, and serrated, forming a spreading tuft. This plant blooms from spring to autumn. Its flowers are quite small, resembling those of pansies but with differently arranged petals. The two upper petals are upright, while the other three are inclined downwards. It spreads quite rapidly with its rhizomes. It self-seeds easily in the garden. 

They are perfect for beds, borders, pots, and balconies, where they can be combined to create beautiful colour combinations or paired with other spring and summer flowering plants (forget-me-nots, dwarf daffodils, daisies, primroses, botanical tulips, and summer and autumn asters, etc.). The flowers are edible, so use them to decorate your plates, or even add some to salads for a colourful touch.