Viola x wittrockiana, more commonly known as Pansies, are short-lived perennial flowers. Originating back in the 1800s, the flowers come in a vast array of colors and are ideal for planters, hanging ...

In many parts of the country, garden centers are loaded with fresh bedding plants to give you months of cool-season color and splendor. Pansies, violas, snapdragons, dianthus, flowering kale, cabbage ...

Pansies could be the perfect wallflower — quiet, unassuming, blend-into-the-backdrop plants — of the garden. Not for Brenna Estrada, though. She’s researched their history, grown and sold them ...

The National Garden Bureau dubbed 2017 the Year of the Pansy — a well-deserved distinction for Viola x wittrockiana. Easy to grow, inexpensive and even edible, the now-celebrated annual bedding plants ...

It’s hard to resist the cheery faces of pansies, some of the most cold-tolerant flowering plants you can find. Courtesy Johnson County Extension I have a love-hate relationship with pansies. Spring ...

Having pretty flowers in your garden isn't just limited to the warmest seasons. Plant a variety of blooming annuals for ...

Cooler days may be just around the corner (or have already arrived!), but there are still some flowers you can plant now for ...

I suppose you have already picked your pansies for the winter garden. But if you are not a fan of the viola clan, know they are among the longest blooming annuals that money can buy. They should be.

Dear Master Gardener: What’s the difference between viola and pansy? How cold tolerant are they? Answer: There are about 500 species of annuals, perennials, and biennials in the Viola genus. All of ...

Pansies and violas are a great addition to the winter garden. These happy-looking plants with their sweet, subtle scent can add a cheerful appearance to your fall, winter and early spring gardens.

Of all of the early emerging spring flowers, few show up with more vigor, pizazz and bursts of color than the cool weather loving, long blooming pansy (Viola x Wittrockiana). Pansies are cultivars of ...