Viola Matrix White - Medium-flowered Pansy

The Viola x wittrockiana Matrix 'White Clear' is a medium-sized hybrid pansy, with an abundance of pure white flowers with a small yellow centre over a very long period. The plants are compact, free-flowering and resistant to cold, diseases and heat. This variety starts up very well in spring and does not bolt with the first heat, ensuring a long flowering season. It is easy to grow in humus-rich and moist soil, in sun or partial shade.

Garden pansies, sometimes called Swiss giant pansies, are actually hybrids grouped in the Viola x wittrockiana group. They belong to the Violaceae family and are most often grown as annuals or biennials, though they are actually short-lived perennials. The 'Matrix F1 White' variety is a bushy plant that forms compact, slightly spreading clumps, 15 cm (5.9 in) tall and 20 cm (7.9 in) wide. It flowers from late winter to late spring, or from late spring to late summer. 'Matrix F1 White' pansies are open, medium-sized, slightly fragrant flowers, pure white in colour, with a cheerful tiny yellow heart. The medium green leaves are elliptical and broadly crenated.

In the garden, they are at their best in window boxes, on the windowsill, where you can have them right under your nose whilst keeping them sheltered from the cold. Try combining them with primroses, wallflowers, grape hyacinths, daisies... and even with grasses like Japanese sedge for a graphic, contemporary effect. The whiteness of the blooms prolongs the romantic feeling of the garden at a time when other flowers are lacking.

Pansy petals are edible, their colours will bring a touch of originality to your salads and pastries. For this, think of growing them as you would grow your own vegetables - as naturally as possible.

Note: Please be aware that our young plant plugs are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible, into pots, window boxes or directly into flower beds..