Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture

What Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture is

Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture (Viola × wittrockiana) is a biennial flower of the Violaceae family. Pansies are among the most beautiful and at the same time easiest flowers to grow.

Pansies are a beautiful decoration for any flower garden.

It often reseeds itself and comes up voluntarily year after year.

This bright-eyed flower once grew wild all over Europe.

Garden pansies (viola) are the first flowers of spring and the last in autumn. They tolerate cold and bloom for months in pots, window boxes and beds.

Key features

• Measured germination rate of the batch: 85%
• Pack size: 0.2 g
• Seed origin: Poland
• Sowing: March – May; seedlings
• Flowering: June – November
• Position: sun to partial shade

When to sow Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture

Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture seeds are sown in March – May. The plants flower in June – November. The months are a guide for a temperate climate — in warmer areas sow 1–2 weeks earlier, in cooler or upland areas, later.

How to sow and grow Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture

• Sowing method: seedlings
• Depth: 0.3–0.5 cm (in the dark)
• Spacing: 15–20 cm
• Germination: 10–20 days at 15–18 °C
• Position: sun to partial shade

Sow in spring for flowers the same year. Sow in autumn for flowers the following year. Autumn sowing should be done indoors. Fill a pot with 90% moist compost and 10% sand. Sow at a depth of 0.5 cm. and cover lightly with soil. The ideal temperature is 15-20°C. Spring sowing, as above. Germination takes about 2-4 weeks. When the seedlings have 2 true leaves, transplant into 8 cm pots. pots. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed. Prefers humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Water well until established. Pansies are cool-weather plants; they thrive in full sun for the light it provides, not the heat. High temperatures can be offset by regular watering and mulching to prevent drying out.

For spring flowering, sow June–August; the seedlings overwinter outdoors. For summer-to-autumn flowering, sow in January–February. Cover the sown seeds, as they germinate in the dark.

Flowering and uses

Remove spent flowers so that flowering continues.

Frequently asked questions

When should Pansy Pastel Colours Mixture be sown?

The recommended sowing months are March – May. Sowing method: seedlings.

What is the germination rate of the seeds?

The measured germination rate of this batch is 85%. The test was carried out under controlled laboratory conditions; in the field, emergence depends on soil, temperature and moisture.

When do you sow pansies?

For spring flowering, June–August; for flowers the same summer, January–February indoors.