Pansy / viola
Flower · cool season · also called viola, violas, johnny jump up
When to plant
- Start seeds indoors about 10 weeks before planting out.
- Plant outdoors about 4 weeks before your average last spring frost.
- It can also be grown as a fall crop, timed back from your first fall frost.
- Ready to harvest about 45 days after planting out.
Edible flowers. Plant in early spring or fall; fall plantings often bloom again in spring.
Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
Growing basics
- Sun
- Part sun (4–6 hours)
- Spacing
- 6 in
- Soil temperature
- At least 45°F
- Time to harvest
- About 45 days
- Containers
- At least 1 gallons
- Plant family
- Other
- Seeds keep
- About 2 years
Companions
Keep apart: Horseradish. Horseradish spreads aggressively. Give it its own spot.
Keep apart: Mint. Mint spreads aggressively into neighbors. Keep it in a pot.
Keep apart: Fennel (bulb). Fennel slows the growth of most garden plants. Grow it on its own.
Keep apart: Sunchoke (Jerusalem artichoke). Sunchokes spread aggressively and shade neighbors.
Pests and problems
Grow it well
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