(Viola)

Brilliant sapphire blue flowers grace the delicate viola, 'Gem Sapphire'. The high-performing, compact hybrid violas in the Gem Series are notably cold tolerant and resilient to heat, but overall they perform best where growing conditions are cool and mild. The Fleuroselect award-winning plants were developed by Takii Seed. They will survive as short-lived perennials but are most commonly grown as annuals.

The small plants forms neat tufted clumps of foliage. The small green leaves are oval...

(Helen Mount Viola, Tricolor Violet)

A relatively large-flowered version of the beloved Johnny jump-up, this Viola tricolor hybrid is a small short-lived herbaceous perennial sometimes used as an annual. Each tri-colored bloom has two erect purple petals, two horizontal yellow and white petals, and one broad down-pointing yellow petal. Purple streaks radiate from the flower's center. The edible flowers are singly borne on short stems above clumps of semi-evergreen oval leaves. Plants bloom year-round as long as weather is mild....

(Lord Primrose Viola, Starry Night Viola, Viola)

The fragrant, lavender-blue blossoms of this charming hybrid viola are kissed with sunny yellow centers, lending a fresh, appealing look to cool-weather beds and containers. Held on short stems, they bloom continuously atop tidy, dome-shaped mounds of scalloped green foliage as long as temperatures remain cool and moderate. ‘Lord Primrose’ is a patented variety which was selected from seedlings resulting from a cross between Viola hybrids ‘Etain’ and ‘Major Primrose’. Asexually propagated,...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

A delicately colored hybrid horned violet, 'Skippy Beacon Yellow' bears lots of palest yellow and ivory flowers. In the South this selection reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions are cool and...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

Deepest rose flowers grace the hybrid horned violet 'Skippy Carmine Rose' through much of the season. In the South this selection reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions are cool and mild. Flower...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

A delicately colored hybrid horned violet, 'Skippy Icebird' bears lots of palest ice blue flowers with pale yellow and blue lower lips. In the South it reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

Soft lavender flowers grace the hybrid horned violet 'Skippy Lavender' through much of the season. In the South this selection reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions are cool and mild. Flower...

Vibrant pure orange flowers grace the hybrid horned violet 'Skippy Orange' through much of the season. In the South this selection reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions are cool and mild. Flower...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

Rich deep purple flowers grace the hybrid horned violet 'Skippy Purple' through much of the season. In the South this selection reliably survives as a short-lived perennial, but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing, small-flowered, hybrid violas in the Skippy Series are notably weather resistant--showing a good tolerance of both high heat and winter cold. Still, each heavy flowering, compact plant performs best when growing conditions are cool and mild. Flower...

(Hybrid Horned Violet, Viola)

A distinctive hybrid horned violet, 'Skippy XL Plum Gold' bears lots of dusty plum blooms accentuated by yellow eyes. This high-performing bedding plant was an AAS Cool Season Bedding Plant Award Winner in 2008. In the South it reliably survives as a short-lived perennial but elsewhere it is typically planted as an annual.

The high-performing hybrid violas in the Skippy XL Series have larger flowers than those in the standard Skippy Series. Plants are notably weather resistant--showing a good...