An interesting color mainly blue with a yellow center and bronze highlights.
Pronunciation
(VI-oh-la)(wit-rock-i-A-na)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennial Tender
Hardiness Zone
6
Sunlight
full sun in the spring and fall, some shade during the hot months
Moisture
average to moist
Soil & Site
average, well drained
Temperature
grows best in the cooler times of the year, reported to be hardy to zone #6, about minus 10 degrees F
Flowers
nearly oval over lapping petals, some with blotches others without, large flowers 1-2 inches across
Dimensions
8 inches
Maintenance
Many people bed out the Pansies in the early spring than remove them or transplant to shaded spot during the dry hot period of the summer.
Propagation
seeds
Author's Notes
In one yard I maintained we would put a few hundred Pansies in containers in the early spring and than transplant to shaded areas of the garden in the summer (zone #5).
Notes & Reference
#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage))