Frizzle Sizzle Yellow/Blue Swirl (Pansy)
Latin Name: viola x wittrockiana
Item #: 1989D
Difficulty:
Challenging
Suitable for Containers:
Yes
(6-8 in/15-20 cm) Blooms are a beautiful combination of light blue and yellow and deep burgundy blotch. Pkt contains 20 seeds.
(6-8 in/15-20 cm) An F1 hybrid version of the fringed or ruffled edge chalon type. Large 3 in/7 cm single ruffled blooms on well-branched uniform plants. Blooms are a beautiful combination of light blue and yellow and deep burgundy blotch. Excellent for pots or massed beds. Pkt contains 20 seeds.
HYBRID PANSY Bi-Annual
Hybrid pansies and giant flowered violas grow faster than regular types. For May blooms, sow Jan. 15th. - Feb. 20th. 1 oz/28 g sows 8 (12 x 20 in/31 x 51 cm) flats at 700 seedlings per flat. Pre-cool seed at 35 - 40°F/2 - 4°C for 24 hrs. Cover seed lightly with sand or Jiffy Mix. Cover flat (needs darkness for germination) with paper and plastic. Soil temp. 70 - 75°F/21 - 24°C at seed level (bottom heat). Average germination in soil 60 - 70% in 10 days. Use low acid soil (pH) when transplanting. Grow seedlings at 45 - 50°F/7 - 10°C for better growth. For larger spring blooms, sow by July 5th, keep cool and moist, then transplant Aug. 15th. into raised and fresh soil beds, keep weeded. Cover with straw mulch during winter. Giant hybrid violas are a bit hardier than the pansies.
