As early as February, the first bright splashes of violet, yellow, white, light and dark blue pansies appear in window boxes and patio planters. Its flowers can be admired in countless color variations well into midsummer.
Pansies bloom from early spring to late summer
The blooming pansies can easily be transplanted at any time, so that you can use them to add color to perennial beds that are still bare in spring. A large selection of varieties - also filled and with several flower colors on one plant - are offered.
The large flowers of the garden pansy (Viola wittrockiana) consist of:
- five partly overlapping petals,
- the middle, largest petal points downwards,
- the smaller petals arranged in pairs above are directed upwards,
- The characteristic black eye sits in the middle of the flower.
autumn blossom
Pansies sown in early summer bloom as early as October/November, and throughout the winter if the weather is mild. The seeds should be sown in June at the latest so that you can enjoy the motley blooms of pansies on cloudy autumn days. Of course, you can buy the blooming pansies everywhere in autumn.
spring and summer bloom
For spring flowering, sow the seeds outdoors in August/September or prefer the young plants in a cool room during the winter months. Pansies bloom tirelessly from April to June. The brightly colored blossoms can stay with us until August if the faded flowers are consistently removed, thereby stimulating further branching and flowering.
tips and tricks
The plants that have blossomed and been banned from the balcony boxes (€109.00) can be composted or used to fill one or the other gap in the garden beds. Under favorable conditions, they can self-seed there.