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Viola cornuta
Also called Bedding Pansy, Horned Violet, Tufted Pansy, Viola
Horned pansy is a low, clump-forming perennial violet from the Pyrenees, grown for its masses of pale violet flowers in early summer. It is hardy and does well in cool, moist garden beds or containers.
Viola cornuta, known as horned pansy or horned violet, is a species of flowering plant in the violet family Violaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantábrica of northern Spain at an altitude of 1,000–2,300 metres (3,300–7,500 ft). It is a low-growing, clump-forming temperate evergreen perennial, reaching 50 cm (20 in) in height and spread. It has mid-green ovate leaves with rounded teeth, and masses of delicate pale violet flowers in early summer. The flower consists of five strap-shaped petals with a slender spur.
This plant, and the white-flowered Alba Group, have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Viola cornuta is hardy to USDA zones 6–11 (hardy in the UK to −15 °C (5 °F)). Many cultivars are hybrids with Viola × wittrockiana, designated as Viola × williamsii. Some of these, such as 'King Henry', may be hardy to zone 4.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola cornuta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
