Horned violets are the little sisters of pansies. But small doesn't mean less eye-catching. Horned violets come in a wide variety of colours, patterns and characteristics. There is something for every taste…

Horned violets bloom in many different colors and even in white

Horned violets: pure white flowers

The varieties that produce pure white flowers are rare and particularly sought after. They combine well with all other varieties and are made to shine with all the other colors in the environment. They include, for example, the following varieties:

  • 'alba'
  • 'Alba Minor'
  • 'Whisley White' (robust variety, extremely floriferous)
  • 'White Superior'

Flowers in yellow to orange

The varieties, which shine yellow to orange when they are in bloom, look perfect on the dark edge of trees, in the foreground of dark-leaved perennials and in combination with many blue to violet-flowering horned violets or pansies. Recommended examples include:

  • 'apricot colour': apricot colour
  • 'Baby Franjo': yellow, dwarf variety
  • 'Kathrinchen': lemon yellow
  • 'Lutea Splenders': golden yellow
  • 'Yellow Queen': rich yellow

Flowers pink to red

Such varieties are rather rare. Examples include 'Victoria's Blush' (light pink), 'Victoria Cawthorne' (rose red), 'Velour Purple' (pink) and 'Ruby' (ruby red). They look most impressive in combination with yellow or white varieties.

Flowers violet to blue

From the violet to blue representatives there are most breeding specimens. The following varieties are particularly recommended:

  • 'Amethyst' (light purple)
  • 'Aubergine' (mauve)
  • 'Baby Lucia' (sky blue)
  • 'Beamont Blue' (azure blue)
  • 'Blue Beauty' (violet blue)
  • 'blue light' (navy blue)
  • 'Blue Wonder' (violet blue)
  • 'Blue Moon' (dark blue)
  • 'Blue Heaven' (sky blue)
  • 'Gustav Werming' (dark blue)

Two-tone horned violet varieties

The bicolor varieties, which are edible like the monocolor varieties, are better off standing alone:

  • 'Ardross Gem': violet blue-golden yellow
  • 'Fiona': white with purple border
  • 'Irish Molly': chestnut brown, tawny with chocolate centre
  • 'John Wallmark': lilac with violet stripes
  • 'Julian': light blue with a yellow centre
  • 'Magis Lantern': off-white with black veins
  • 'Columbine': striking white-purple marbled

tips and tricks

A bed of horned violets looks most beautiful when individual varieties are in groups next to differently colored flowering varieties. But beware: Don't mix too many colors together so that it doesn't look overloaded.

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Indoor plants