Sorbet XP Delft Blue viola
Viola cornuta 'Sorbet XP Delft Blue'
USDA zones5 to 5
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 20 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Violet, blue, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sorbet XP Delft Blue' viola (Viola cornuta 'Sorbet XP Delft Blue') is an annual for borders, containers, and cottage gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy annuals and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Its early, profuse blooms attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Little bluestem, and Garden phlox.