Pansy
- Botanical Name
- Viola x wittrockiana
- Hardiness
- Hardy annual (may winter)
- Height
- 4 to 8 inches
- Width
- 9 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Spring to summer, fall: wide range of flower colors, fragrant, edible
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 6 inches apart
- Prefers a cool sunny location (east facing)
- Problems
- Heat stress, crown rot, slugs
- Varieties
- Universal, Maxim, Imperial, Springtime - heat tolerant
- Second Season, Icicle, Sub Zero - cold tolerance, second season of bloom
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