65-80 Days to maturity. Viola tricolor. Johnny Jump Up Viola Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, Premium Quality Seeds, perennial. Johnny Jump Up viola seeds are a vibrant and compact addition to your spring, summer, or fall gardens! Johnny Jump Up viola seeds are perennials, sometimes grown as annuals, that mature into neat mounds sprinkled with miniature purple, gold, and lavender tricolored violas. Johnny Jump Up violas are an edible variety known for their sweet, spiced mint petals, which are used to garnish teas, iced drinks, desserts, sorbets, cakes, and any sweet dish in need of some quick color. Johnny Jump Up viola seeds can be grown in the garden as timeless bedding plants or kept in the kitchen for delicious daily use.
A charming heirloom variety of small viola flowers, Johnny Jump Up produces delightful tri-colored blooms in shades of purple, yellow, and white. It flowers abundantly from autumn through spring in mild climates, making it an excellent choice for garden beds, containers, hanging baskets, and border plantings. Its blooms attract beneficial pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Easy to grow and capable of self-seeding, this variety can return year after year, creating a naturally colorful display in the garden.
Planting Instructions:
Start Indoors in August , 6-8 weeks before transplanting garden , Sow seeds on the surface of the soil and cover very lightly. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination, which typically occurs within 10–21 days under moderate temperatures.
