Violets, Pansies, and Johnny-Jump-Ups: The Differences
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Also known as viola tricolor, or wild pansies, Johnny-jump-ups are a European wildflower and is the ancestor to cultivated pansies. The flowers can be blue, purple, yellow, or white and are approximate one-half-inch in diameter atop short stems.
How to Grow and Care for Pansies - The Spruce
WEBJun 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.
Violas, Violets, and Pansies: Grow These Frost-Ready Flowers
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Violas, violets, and pansies are cheery, hardy, cool-weather bloomers that are big on personality and color. They make wonderful garnishes and additions to baked goods with their pleasing flavor, and their delicate …
How to Grow and Use Viola, Pansy, and Violet Flowers - Garden …
WEBMar 9, 2024 · Two of the most popular types of violets include the sweet violet (Viola odorata) and the common blue violet (Viola sororia). Also in the violet family are pansies with larger blooms that can be found throughout garden centres and violas, which come in clusters of smaller flowers for the garden.
Pansy - Wikipedia
WEBModern horticulturists have developed a wide range of pansy flower colors and bicolors including yellow, gold, orange, purple, violet, red, white, and even near-black (very dark purple). Pansies typically display large showy face markings.
31 Cold-Hardy Violas and Pansies For Your Garden - Epic Gardening
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Violas bring cheery blooms to the frosty garden from fall through spring. Highlights of cool-season displays, violas, pansies, and violets add abundant flowers in full color to containers and garden beds. Garden expert Katherine Rowe highlights select varieties sure to bring a showstopping look to the seasons ahead.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Pansies - Epic Gardening
WEBOct 2, 2023 · Pansies are biennial or perennial plants, reaching a height of 15 to 30 cm with violet-shaped flowers. Pansies are English flowers. In the early 18th century, Lady Mary Elizabeth Bennet was growing, collecting, and cultivating violas in her father’s garden.
Pansies: How to Grow and Care with Success - Gardenia
WEBPansies (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.
How to Grow and Care for Violas - Garden.org
WEBPansies (Viola × wittrockiana) are small, mounding plants with large blooms in a range of vibrant colors; many are multicolored and/or have distinctive markings. Violets (Viola spp.) include many smaller-flowing species and hybrids.
Pansies vs. Violas: How to Tell Them Apart - Gardenista
WEBOct 7, 2022 · The best way to tell the two flowers apart is by noticing the orientation of the petals. Both have five, but pansies have four petals pointing up and one petal pointing down, whereas violas have two petals pointing up and three pointing down. Generally, violas are smaller in overall size than taller growing pansies.