- Botanical name: Viola x wittrockiana 'Cat's Whiskers'
- Common name: Pansy
- Family: Violaceae
- Plant Type: Annual
- Key features:
- Flowers
- Prefers rich soil
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 ‘Cat’s Whiskers’ bears large flowers in an assortment of bright colours, with an unusual ‘whiskered’ centre. Plants are bushy and compact, and cn easily be raised from seed. So seed from May to July and overwinter in a cold frame, ready to plant out the following year.
For best results keep plants well watered and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
How to grow Viola 'Cat's Whiskers'
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Plant size
20cm height
30cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, south facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full shade, full sun, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | ||||||||||||
| Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
Do Sow in May |
J
Do Sow in June |
J
Do Sow in July |
A
Do not Sow in August |
S
Do not Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does flower in March |
A
Plant does 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 flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Viola 'Cat's Whiskers' and wildlife
Viola 'Cat's Whiskers' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Viola 'Cat's Whiskers' poisonous?
Viola 'Cat's Whiskers' 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
