There are different types of pansies, many of them viola hybrids (Viola x wittrockiana). The popular Johnny jump-ups (Viola tricolor) and Viola 'Jackanapes' are closely related, similarly hardy ...

Violas usually have smaller flowers than the pansies and a goodexample is the spring bloomer, Johnny-Jump-Up (Viola tricolor).Another one is the sweet violet (Viola odorata), also a spring ...

Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) such as the Rose Wing variety shown above are one of the toughest short-lived plants. Pansies love the cool weather of spring and fall; they suffer and die during ...

Pansies in literature and history The wild ancestor of the modern pansy is Viola tricolor, a weed of European farm fields that went by a number of common names, including Johnny-jumpup for its ...

Most plants in the viola group have always bloomed off and on through mild winters. Winter pansies available in fall are even more cold tolerant and are often seen blooming right through the snow.

Why didn’t they both do well? A The difference you describe used to be the natural difference between garden pansies, Viola x wittrockiana, and garden violas, V. cornuta and V. tricolor.

If a gardener wants to grow long-stemmed pansies, Estrada suggests choosing varieties that still possess the natural trailing habit of the viola and then train the stems to grow upwards.

What about violas? Is there a difference between a viola and a pansy? The answer is yes and no. All pansies are violas but not all violas are pansies. Confusing, right? Viola is the genus for both ...

Known for its soothing, anti-inflammatory, and skin-rejuvenating properties, wild pansy (Viola tricolor) has been used in herbal remedies for centuries. This gentle, moisturizing salve is perfect ...