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 4 inch flowers with, dark purple (almost black faces "cheery face" (Parks Seed Company) blue, purple, white, red, and yellow,
Dimensions
6-8 inches tall by 8-10 spread
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.
Notes & Reference
#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage)