Viola x wittrockiana, more commonly known as Pansies, are short-lived perennial flowers. Originating back in the 1800s, the flowers come in a vast array of colors and are ideal for planters, hanging ...

Across the country, pansies are a staple for their long-lasting flowers and easy care. For nonstop blooms and healthier ...

Also called ice pansies, winter pansies come in blues, purples, reds, pinks, and beyond. Winter pansies (Viola hiemalis), also known as ice pansies, provide beautiful color in the garden come fall and ...

Seed pansies and violas this month for spring flowers and again around mid-July for flowers from early autumn through spring. Early every year I keep in touch with as many of my regular seed sources ...

This time-lapse shows 89 days growing stages of a pansy plant from a seed to flowers. A pansy seed was planted in a pot with potting mix. The seedling took about 10 days to shoot up to the soil's ...

Dear Master Gardener: What’s the difference between viola and pansy? How cold tolerant are they? Answer: There are about 500 species of annuals, perennials, and biennials in the Viola genus. All of ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

Q: I am getting ready to plant some pansy seeds and want to know the basics. Susan Senecal, Sugar Hill A: Pansies need a constant temperature of 70 degrees in order to germinate and grow strongly.

Pansies could be the perfect wallflower — quiet, unassuming, blend-into-the-backdrop plants — of the garden. Not for Brenna Estrada, though. She’s researched their history, grown and sold them ...

In literature and folklore, the pansy finds multiple mentions, most notably in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where Ophelia refers to it as the flower of thought. The name “pansy” derives from the ...