Viola Cornuta "Perfetto Purple Face Viola" 6Pack Seedlings

Botanical Name: Viola cornuta

Cultivar Name: ‘Perfetto Purple Face’
Common Names: Perfetto Purple Face Viola, Purple Face Viola, Bedding Viola, Horned Violet

📌 Product Description

Viola cornuta ‘Perfetto Purple Face’ is a bold and eye-catching bedding plant admired for its deep velvety purple blooms accented by a contrasting golden-yellow eye. Its rich colouring and compact growth habit make it a standout choice for adding strong seasonal colour to gardens, containers, and borders.

This variety is known for its vigorous flowering and uniform growth, forming a neat, spreading mound covered in blooms throughout the cooler months. In South African gardens, it thrives in autumn, winter, and early spring, providing long-lasting colour when many summer plants are not in bloom.

Striking, reliable, and easy to grow, Viola cornuta ‘Perfetto Purple Face’ is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting bold colour impact and dependable performance.

📏 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

• Deep purple velvety blooms
• Contrasting yellow eye
• Long flowering season
• Compact and neat growth
• Excellent for mass planting

🌿 Ideal Uses

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