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Pansy

Pansy

Viola

DifficultyVery easy
SeasonWinter–spring
PottedBlooms for 3-4 months

Meaning

Missing someone, please think of me

The flowers look like little cat faces. The liveliest thing on a winter balcony.

Safe for cats and dogs. Any plant can still upset a pet’s stomach if they eat a lot, so keep it out of reach.

Light

Full sun

Water

Keep it slightly moist

Temperature

5-20°C. It hates heat, not cold.

Feed

Every 2 weeks in bloom

Do this when you get home

  1. Put it on a sunny, cool balcony
  2. When the soil surface is dry, water it through

Day to day

  • Pull off spent flowers. It can keep blooming into late spring.
  • Pansies hate heat. By summer they fade. They're an annual, and that's normal.

Common questions

It died as soon as the weather warmed?

Pansies are a winter and spring annual. After summer heat they naturally fade. You can switch to petunias or Madagascar periwinkle for summer flowers.

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Reminders and a care diary live in the app

Get a nudge when it’s time to water or change the vase water, and keep a diary for each plant, in the PetalPal app. Search “PetalPal” on the App Store or Google Play.