Pansies

Pansies provide large, brightly colored flowers from the fall, continuing through winter and into early summer. Their cheery blooms thrive in the cold weather, making the pansy one of the most popular and recognizable annuals. Pansies can fill a winter container with blooms all winter long. If you’re looking for a hardworking, tough, blooming annual for the cool or cold weather, look no further than the pansy.

 

During the cool and cold weather pansies will grow in full sun to partial shade. They come in a paint box of colors, with many types of flowers, some that are solid in color, some have “whiskers” in a contrasting color, some have “faces” in a darker hue, and even some pansies have ruffled edges. Al’s Garden Centers grow over 50 varieties of pansies so you’ll find the perfect color and flower shape for every planting situation.

 

Pansies are perfect for planting in groups to add color to your garden beds, or in containers for a splash of color during the bleak winter months. Compliment your spring blooming bulbs with pansies in contrasting or coordinating colors. From deep rich purples to bright cheery yellow, there’s a pansy color scheme for every season. To keep the blooms coming on your plants, deadhead the spent flowers.

 

Pansies have few pests. Slugs will eat the deep green leaves of pansies, so be sure to bait for slugs where you’ve planted pansies. Occasionally aphids will invade a pansy; in that case a squirt with insecticidal soap should do the trick. 

 

Plant some pansies and enjoy their wonderful colors and delightful flowers all winter long.