Description
Biennial
Height 6 – 10 inches
A free flowering biennial that blooms very early in the Spring. Compact plants produce large, beautiful flowers in a wide range of rich colors. Excellent in beds and rock gardens as well as cut flowers in a small bowl.
SOWINGPlant seed indoors in late winter for blooms the same year or plant outdoors in early fall for blooms the next year. Plant in rows 6 inches apart spacing seeds thinly in the row. Cover withinch fine soil well pressed down. Keep soil moist until seedlings appear.
THINNINGWhen plants are 1 inch high thin to 3 inches apart. Make final transplants outdoors as soon as ground can be worked setting plants 6 inches apart.
GERMINATIONGerminates in 7 to 14 days depending on soil and weather conditions.
REMARKSPansies prefer a rich moist soil and will tolerate partial shade. Keep flowers picked for longer blooms.
