Jun 11, 2024 · Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are vigorous, fast-growing, colorful flowers that are a great choice for early and late-season containers or garden beds. In the violet family, Violaceae, the flowers have almost heart-shaped, overlapping petals in bright colors or bi-colors, often with face-like center markings.

Pansies are the cheerful flowers with upturned “faces.” They love cool weather and are popular for growing in spring and fall. They’re also edible, adding color to salads, drinks, and cakes. Here’s how to plant pansies and keep them growing and blooming for …

Mar 6, 2025 · Pansies, beloved biennials that are often grown as annuals, add cheerful color to a garden after a long winter. In warmer regions, they also add a punch of autumnal color to a fading September garden. There are different types of pansies, many of them viola hybrids (Viola x …

HGTV shares how to grow and care for pansies, including tips on buying pansies, winter pansies, pansies in pots and viola plants.

Apr 7, 2025 · When planting your pansies in a garden bed, allow 6 to 12 inches of space between each plant to give them room to grow. Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball for each pansy so they have space to grow deeper roots. For container gardening, put three to four pansies in a 10- to 12-inch pot and one to two pansies in 6- to 8-inch pots.

Oct 2, 2023 · Thinking of adding some pansies to your garden? Find out how to plant, grow, and care for pansies in your garden!

Jan 27, 2021 · Pansies are short-lived perennials, popular for using in colourful pot and border displays. Their colourful flowers are often prettily marked in the centre and look like faces – sometimes with darker blotches, or ‘whiskered’, or plain.

Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are popular flowering plants prized for their charming, face-like blooms and wide range of colors and patterns. Pansies are hybrid plants derived from several species within the Viola genus and are part of the Violaceae family. They are often grown as annuals or short-lived perennials, depending on the climate.

Jan 9, 2025 · Do you want to enjoy the timeless beauty of pansies this season? These easy-to-grow flowers will make the perfect additions to your flower garden. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum shows you how to grow pansies from seed the easy way.

Feb 17, 2025 · But when you grow pansies from seed, a whole new world of flowers opens up, including varieties that are tall enough to display in a vase. Of the hundreds of varieties Estrada's trialed over seven years, these are her 10 all-time favorite pansies for beautiful, reliable, and surprising blooms.