Data specific to Violas (Edit)
Flowers: Stem
Growth habit: Compact/mounding
Name of Hybridizer: S&G

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: with dark blotch
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights

Image
Trade name information:
Series: Colossus™
Trade Name: Red with blotch
Cultivar name: 'Colossus Red with blotch'
Common names
  • Pansy

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Location: Fairfax, VA

Date: 2022-04-01

Date: 2013-09-26

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26
Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26

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