- Botanical name: Viola x wittrockiana 'Adonis'
- Common name: Pansy
- Family: Violaceae
- Plant Type: Annual, Evergreen
Blue
- Key features:
- Flowers
Pansies, Viola x wittrockiana, are low-growing, bushy perennials usually grown as annual bedding plants. They are larger than most species violas, and have heart-shaped leaves and colourful, often bicoloured flowers with darker, face-like markings in the centre. Most cultivars flower in spring and summer but some have been bred to bloom throughout winter, offering a cheerful display of colour when little else is in flower.
Viola ‘Adonis’ bears large flowers in light shades of blue, with a darker blue centre over a white background. Plants are particularly hardy and can flower from May to September. Seed can be sown from May to July and overwintered in a cold frame, ready to flower the following year.
For best results keep plants well watered and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
How to grow Viola 'Adonis'
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Plant size
20cm height
30cm spread
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full sun
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Viola 'Adonis' and wildlife
Viola 'Adonis' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Viola 'Adonis' poisonous?
Viola 'Adonis' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
