Viola Cornuta "Sorbet Blue Viola" 6Pack Seedlings

Botanical Name: Viola cornuta

Cultivar Name: ‘Sorbet Blue’
Common Names: Sorbet Blue Viola, Blue Viola, Bedding Viola, Horned Violet

📌 Product Description

Viola cornuta ‘Sorbet Blue’ is a compact, free-flowering bedding plant admired for its rich blue to deep violet blooms, often highlighted with a contrasting yellow eye. Its neat, low-growing habit and profuse flowering make it a favourite for adding vibrant colour to gardens during the cooler seasons.

This variety is ideal for borders, containers, window boxes, and mass planting, where it forms a dense carpet of colour. In South African gardens, it performs exceptionally well in autumn, winter, and early spring, providing long-lasting colour when many summer plants are dormant.

Bright, cheerful, and easy to grow, Viola cornuta ‘Sorbet Blue’ is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting reliable seasonal colour and compact growth.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 15–20 cm
Spread: 20–30 cm
Growth Habit: Low-growing, compact, spreading annual/perennial (often grown as an annual)
Growth Rate: Fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged
• Avoid letting soil dry out completely
• Ensure good drainage

Feeding: Feed lightly with a balanced fertiliser during the growing season to promote continuous flowering.

Maintenance:
• Remove spent flowers to encourage more blooms
• Trim lightly if plants become leggy
• Replace plants after flowering season ends
• Very easy to maintain

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Autumn to early winter
Active Growth: Winter to early spring
Flowering Time: Winter to spring
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions during cooler seasons
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost
Heat Tolerance: Declines in hot summer conditions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Rich blue vibrant flowers
• Long flowering season
• Compact and neat growth
• Excellent for mass planting
• Easy-care and reliable

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Bedding and borders
✔ Patio containers
✔ Window boxes
✔ Mass planting
✔ Seasonal colour displays