Sorbet Honeybee Viola: The Flower Behind Our Copper-and-Gold Print

Not every viola is built for cold weather. The Sorbet series is — bred specifically to pair the viola's natural cold-hardiness with a color range usually reserved for pansies. Sorbet Honeybee is one of the warmest results: copper-orange fading into yellow, with fine dark whiskers radiating out from the throat of each one-inch bloom.

That whiskered marking is the signature of the whole Sorbet series — a fine, radiating pattern that gives every flower in the line its distinct "face." On Honeybee, set against warm copper and gold, it reads almost like the marking on the insect it's named for.

What makes Sorbet Honeybee useful in a garden is exactly what makes it durable in a print: it's an easy grower, tolerant of both heat and cold, with a bloom season that runs far longer than most flowering annuals. It's a hardworking flower dressed in a striking color.

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