Pansies

The garden pansy is a type of hybrid plant cultivated as a garden flower. A hybrid plant is the result of cross pollinating two different plant varieties and growing the seed the mix produces. The plant that grows from that seed combination is called a hybrid.

The garden pansy flower is 5 to 8 centimetres in diameter. The petals are usually white or yellow, purplish, or blue.

English common names, such as "pansy", "viola" and "violet" may be used interchangeably. Modern horticulturalists tend to use the term "pansy" for those multi-coloured large-flowered hybrids that are grown for bedding purposes every year, while "viola" is usually reserved for smaller, more delicate annuals and perennials.

Pansies are perennial, and they grow well in sunny or partially sunny areas in well-draining soils. They should never be over-watered. Most garden pansies bloom the first year, some in as little as nine weeks after sowing.

These pansies were from the Flower Dome at the Gardens by the Bay.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLOGGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you for stopping by. Follow me if you like to read about Life, Humour and Aphorisms. If you know of anyone who might appreciate these posts, do share the link with them. Cheers!