Description
Sorbet XP Spring Select Viola Seeds 6664.
Compact, Early-Flowering Hybrid Vigour with an Array of Vibrant Colours.
Sorbet XP Spring Select Viola (Viola cornuta) delivers the ultimate garden performance thanks to exceptional hybrid vigour. Designed to yield more blooms per plant with minimal stretching, this compact series maintains its tidy 15 to 20 cm height and spread through both summer heat and chilly spring or fall temperatures. Early to flower, it showcases a wide array of bright, multi-coloured blossoms that create a lush, long-lasting display in garden beds, borders, rockeries, and window boxes.
Quick Seed Details
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Product Code: 6664
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Botanical Name: Viola cornuta ‘Sorbet XP Spring Select’
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Type: F1 Hybrid Perennial (Grown as a Hardy Annual)
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Height: 15–20 cm
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Spread: 15–20 cm
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Plant Spacing: 15 cm
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Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Germination: 7–14 days at 20°C (Requires darkness to germinate)
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Seed Count: Approx. 15 seeds per packet (750–1,000 seeds per gram)
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
Sorbet XP Spring Select Violas are simple to establish from seed, provided seeds are kept dark during germination.
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Indoor Sowing: Start seeds indoors 10 weeks before the last expected spring frost using a quality soilless starter mix. Plant seeds at a depth of 3 mm—complete darkness is required for germination. Maintain a temperature of 20°C for the 7 to 14 day germination window. Once sprouted, move to a slightly cooler location under grow lights before hardening off and transplanting outdoors after the danger of frost has passed.
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Outdoor Direct Sowing: Direct sow seed outdoors anytime from early spring through fall.
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Garden Spacing: Space plants 15 cm apart in garden beds or containers.
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Maintenance: Cut plants back in mid-summer if stems become straggly. This light pruning encourages fresh foliage growth and a vigorous second flush of blooms when cooler late-summer and autumn temperatures return.
Why Sorbet XP Spring Select Viola Seeds belong in Your Garden
If you want early spring colour that refuses to flop or stretch as temperatures rise, Sorbet XP Spring Select is the ideal choice. Its outstanding weather tolerance, profuse blooming habit, and compact growth ensure pristine borders and container arrangements from early spring straight through fall.
