Pansy Mix | Viola wittrockiana
A cheerful mix of hardy pansies.
Historically, pansies are symbols of love and affectionate thoughts; the name "pansy" is derived from the French word pensée, meaning "thought," and was so named because the flower resembles a face that is pondering.
In cool climates, we recommend sowing pansy seeds directly into a weed-free, well-prepared bed in mid-fall, and watering in well. Keep a close eye on the bed the following spring, keep it weeded and watered regularly, and you will soon see cheerful spring flowers. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming, or leave a few for the plants to self sow.
Days to Maturity 85 days
Planting Depth ¼"
Spacing in Row 6"
Spacing Between Rows 12"
Height at Maturity 10"
Width at Maturity 8"
Sun Preference Full Sun
About Hudson Valley Seed Company
They are a values-driven seed company that practices and celebrates responsible seed production and stewardship. Hudson Valley are best known for their beautiful artist-design seed packs (Art Packs) that appeal to gardeners, gift buyers, and lovers of art and nature.
These Art Packs, most fundamentally, tell stories. Hudson Valley challenges artists to convey in a manner that is fully their own, the history and meaning of the seed variety contained in each pack. These stories were once integral to traditional societies-stories of seeds were often origin stories for entire communities and peoples, and the lore and beliefs that accumulated around seed varieties reflected the nearly familial way in which gardeners and farmers regarded their crops. Our society is, by and large, no longer connected to plants this way. But we like to think these Art Packs help to stitch our fragmented world back together: useful seeds, evocative art, both equally valuable to our experience of being human.