Large flowering plants with flowers in antique shades.
Pronunciation
(VI-oh-la)(wit-rock-i-A-na)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennial Tender
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
large 3 inch flowers
Maintenance
dead heading
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)