Viola x wittrockiana Trumpet Full Mix - Pensée des jardins, Pensée hybride, Pensée des jardins à grandes fleurs, Violette de Suisse, Pensée, Violette, Erpetion, Pensée vivace, Pensée géante de Suisse

The Trumpet 'Full Mix Pansy' seeds bring together various colours from the Trumpet S1 series horticultural range of Viola x wittrockiana, the Garden Pansy, also known as Swiss Violet. Easy to grow, sowing can be done at different times of the year to stagger the flowering periods and thus extend their duration. The proposed mix covers almost all existing colours within the genus to ensure a beautifully multicoloured display. Compact, the young plants, as wide as they are tall, will brighten up garden borders and can also be grown in pots or planters, on a windowsill or balcony.

The Pansy (Viola) belongs to the Violaceae family, from which it takes its name, as the twenty or so other genera it encompasses are largely unknown. Of the 800 species in the family, approximately 500 belong to the genus Viola and are scattered worldwide. The garden pansy, Viola x wittrockiana, is, as indicated by the 'x' before the species name, a hybrid, obtained by cross-breeding between Viola tricolor and, on the other hand, Viola lutea subsp. sudetica and Viola altaica. The main period of hybridization spanned around 1800-1835, so that by 1838, at least 400 large-flowered Pansies, annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial, had already been named.
The Trumpet S1 series range includes a dozen pansies in various colours: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, blue, yellow and red. Some varieties are of a homogeneous colour, others feature a very dark purple, almost black, maculate that spreads across several petals. The whole forms a very attractive mix, with the large flowers, 5 to 6 cm in diameter, standing out well against the medium green foliage. Evergreen, it consists of elliptical leaves, with a long petiole and a broadly crenate lamina. Compact, the young plants measure 20 to 25 cm in height and as much in width, allowing them to be planted in planters or pots as well as in open ground. This ephemeral perennial is usually grown as an annual or biennial. By sowing your seeds at different times of the year, you will stagger the flowering periods, which will cover almost the entire year, except in winter. Indeed, while this plant is very hardy, withstanding cold temperatures of around -23°C, the latter prevents it from flowering. Pansies are easy to please; they will thrive in sun or partial shade, in moderately rich, well-drained soil. Their petals are edible, their varied and cheerful colours will add interest to your salads and pastries. With this in mind, grow them in the same way as your vegetables, as naturally as possible.

Your 'Trumpet Full Mix' pansy seeds will reward you with superb flowering for months, rivalling F1 hybrids and at a lower cost. You can create superb borders with extended flowering by combining them with Primroses, which also come in varied colours. Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia) will also be a good companion, with its stocky habit covered in a multitude of small flowers. The charming Calendulas (Pot Marigolds) with their compound flowers that come in all shades of yellow and orange will pair just as well with your Pansies. Among perennials, consider Campanulas with their white or blue star-shaped flowers as well as Aubrietas, also queens of flowering.