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FlowersHardyPerennial (short-lived)
Pansy
Pansy is a compact flowering plant grown for cheerful cool-season colour in pots, borders and edging displays. It is especially valuable in autumn, winter and spring planting schemes where reliable low growth and regular flowering are needed.
Basic information
Category
Flowers
Lifecycle
Perennial (short-lived)
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
0 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Germination window
10–21 days
Germination temperature
15–18 °C
Plant spacing
20 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Sowing depth
0.2 cm
Height
20 cm
Spread
20 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Plant pansies in fertile moisture-retentive but well-drained soil, and keep deadheading so blooms continue over a long period. Feed container plants lightly through the growing season, remove faded and damaged growth promptly, and replace tired plants once heat ends the display.
Common pests
Slugs, aphids, mildew, grey mould in wet crowded conditions.
Companions
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Don’t grow with
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