Data specific to Violas (Edit)
Flowers: Stemless
Growth habit: Compact/mounding

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Bi-Color
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Uses: Culinary Herb
Dried Flower
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 59-68F
Days to germinate: 14-21
Depth to plant seed: Surface with a very light sprinkling of vermiculite.
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets

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Common names
  • Pansy
Also sold as:
  • Bolero Mix

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Location:  Bronx NY
Date: May 26, 2014
Location:  Bronx NY
Date: May 26, 2014
Location: Bronx NY
Date: May 17, 2014
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-06-16
Location: Bronx NY
Date: May 26, 2014
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-04-06
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-04-06
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-04-06
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-04-06
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-04-09
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-04-08
Uploaded by kosk0025
Location:  Bronx NY
Date: May 26, 2014
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 22, 2012 8:23 AM concerning plant:
    A semi-double fringed pansy that can be grown from seed. Free-flowering and vigorous with good resistance to bad weather.
Plant Events from our members
ShawnSteve On April 5, 2022 Transplanted
May also possibly be, 'Bolero' mix.
ShawnSteve On October 15, 2021 Seeds germinated
Ex. Hazzard's. Approx 20 seeds were in pkt., of this F1 Hybrid.
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