Viola x wittrockiana
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- vye-OH-lah BY wih-troh-kee-AY-nah
- Description
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Pansies are available in many flower colors, patterns, and sizes with some plants being upright and some with a more trailing habit. They are an excellent plant for bedding and containers. Plant in the fall for late winter and early spring blooms. They prefer humusy, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This plant is frequently damaged by deer.
Quick ID
- Flowers orbicular, 1-2 inches across in many colors
- Some flowers with an eyespot
- Leaves with enlarged, lobed or pinnate stipules
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Walkway at the Park Fence Planter
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Viola
- Family:
- Violaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Biennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Asia
- Edibility:
- Flowers are edible and can be candyied, used for decorating cakes, and eating on crackers with cream cheese.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10b, 10a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 4 petals face upward and one downward, with or without the "face" patterned colorings. It comes in many colors and multicolored patterns.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 1-1.5 inch leaves are leaves ovate to subcordate with crenate margins. The upper leaves elliptic-lanceolate, entire, base cuneate; stipules pinnately cut, conspicuous.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are green, leafy.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Edible Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
