![]() ![]() Just use standard potting soil designed for containers. Pansies can tolerate a light frost just after planting but try to hold off on putting them in the ground if temperatures are still regularly reaching well below freezing.They grow best when soil temperatures are between 45☏ and 65☏ (7☌ and 18☌). Set pansy plants in the ground when it becomes workable in the spring.Pansy seeds may be slow to germinate (typically emerging in anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks, depending on soil temperature). Or, start seeds in late summer for fall and winter flowering. But if you want to start from seed, start pansy seeds indoors in late winter, 8 to 10 weeks before the last spring frost, for early spring and summer flowering. ![]() Pansies can be finicky to start from seed it’s a lot easier to buy established plants from a local nursery.Pansies can be planted in the early spring or in the fall.They will spread about 9 to 12 inches and grow to be about 6 to 9 inches tall. Space the plants about 7 to 12 inches apart. The ideal planting site will get morning sun but avoid the late afternoon heat. Pansies like full or partial sun, but need cooler temperatures to thrive. See our articles on soil amendments and preparing soil for planting for more information. Plant in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. If the blooms wither in the cold, the plants will often stay alive to bloom again, which makes them a great flowering plant for fall and early winter color. They’ll survive a frost, bouncing back from even single digit temperatures. Pansies are surprisingly hearty in cold weather, though. There hasn’t been much success in producing heat-tolerant pansies that can adequately survive hot weather. They tend to get too leggy in the heat of summer. Most gardeners treat pansies (and all violas) as an annual, but they’re actually hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8. Pansies look pretty on their own in a monochrome scheme or in mixed colors they also look pretty when planted with other cool-season flowers such as primroses, trailing lobelia, and sweet alyssum. Good for containers and borders, and as ground cover, they are a go-to flower for reliable color almost year-round in some places. Pansies are a type of Viola ( Viola × wittrockiana) with large heart-shaped, overlapping petals and one of the widest ranges of bright, pretty colors and patterns. Here’s how to plant pansies and keep them growing and blooming. They’re also edible, adding color to salads, drinks, and cakes. Pansies are the cheerful flowers with upturned “faces.” They love cool weather and are popular to grow in spring and fall. ![]()
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