The name pansy is derived from the French word pensée meaning "thought", and was so named because the flower resembles a human face; in August it nods forward as if deep in thought.
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Pansy breeding has produced a wide range of flower colors including yellow, gold, orange, purple, violet, red, white, and even black (dark purple) many with large showy face markings.
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A large number of bicoloured flowers have also been produced. They are generally very cold hardy plants surviving freezing even during their blooming period.
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Plants grow well in sunny or partially sunny positions in well draining soils. Pansies are developed from viola species that are normally biennials with a two-year life cycle.
The first year plant produce greenery and then bear flowers and seeds their second year of growth and afterwards die like annuals.
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Because of selective human breeding, most garden pansies bloom the first year, some in as little as nine weeks after sowing.
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Plants grow up to nine inches (23 cm) tall, and the flowers are two to three inches (about 6 cm) in diameter, though there are some smaller and larger flowering cultivars available too.
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This is one of the dwarf variety.
2 comments:
These are SO beautiful Joan! WOW! I just love pansies. :o) They make me smile, without exception!
I have to agree with you Krista. Such pretty faces. :)
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