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Flowers · short-lived perennial grown as an annual
Pansy and viola from seed
Viola spp. · also searched as pansies
- Germination temperature
- 62 to 75°F (17 to 24°C)
- Sowing depth
- ¼ in (6 mm)
- Days to germinate
- 4 to 15 days
- Light
- Either; light is not critical
- Before sowing
- Nothing needed
- Start indoors
- 7 to 10 weeks before planting out
- Plant out
- 2 to 0 weeks before the last frost
- Spacing
- 6 to 9 in (15 to 23 cm)
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Sowing
Sow indoors 7 to 10 weeks before planting out (Johnny's, NDSU); germination takes 4 to 15 days. Pansies tolerate light frost.
Care and transplanting
Plant out early in spring or in autumn. Deadhead to extend flowering.
Problems
Leggy plants need more light. They fade in summer heat.
Saving seed
Collect seed pods before they pop; hybrids do not come true.