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Pansy
About This Plant...
Genus and species:Viola tricolor
Plant type:cool-season annual
Height:-
Location and soil:part shade; average soil
Uses:edging, containers
Bloom time:early spring
Color range:apricot, blue, burgundy, orange, purple, yellow; single, bicolor, and tricolor
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:12 weeks
When to transplant to garden:after last heavy spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:-
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:14 days
Germination temp.:70-75 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:1/16 inch
Needs light or dark to germinate:dark
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:6-8 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:blooms better in cool weather; shear plants back to 2 inches in mid-summer for fall bloom; tolerates light frost; fall sowing in zones 9-10