Perennial: The Sorbet series are uniform in habit, early-blooming, both heat and cold tolerant, free-flowering, & overwinters excellently. They offer the charm of violas & the color range of pansies. Nice rock garden, border, pot, patio, cut flower & bedding plant. Blooms: fall-spring. Color: deep purple (nearly black) with a small gold eye. Compact, mounded growth habit. Height: 6-8 in. Width: 6-10 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate.