Data specific to Violas (Edit)
Growth habit: Compact/mounding

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 6-8 in.
Plant Spread: 6-8 in.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple cap and orange face
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Trade name information:
Series: Sorbet™
Trade Name: Orange Duet
Cultivar name: 'Sorbet Orange Duet'
Common names
  • Horned Violet
  • Tufted Pansy

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-07

photo credit: David J. Stang

Courtesy Fleuroselect, used with permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2013 4:54 AM concerning plant:
    Cut back leggy plants to revitalize them. Pansies are one of the most popular winter bedding plants in the South. Plant in the fall for bloom throughout the winter and early spring.

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