Pansy: when to sow, plant and see it flower
Sowing, planting and flowering dates for your climate, with growing advice.
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When to sow and plant in your region
Average dates, computed from the frost dates of each climate. For your exact dates, choose your town.
| Climate | Sow under cover | Sow outdoors | Plant out | Flowering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South and east of England | 26 January – 19 February | 23 May – 21 September | 4 September – 3 December | 4 October – 21 June |
| South-west England and Wales | 15 January – 8 February | 12 May – 10 September | 20 September – 19 December | 20 October – 10 June |
| Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland | 6 February – 2 March | 3 June – 2 October | 1 September – 27 November | 28 September – 2 July |
| Scotland | 16 February – 12 March | 13 June – 12 October | 1 September – 18 November | 19 September – 12 July |
| Ireland | 23 January – 16 February | 20 May – 18 September | 11 September – 10 December | 11 October – 18 June |
Growing
- Life cycle
- Biennial (flowers the year after sowing)
- Family
- Violaceae
- Latin name
- Viola × wittrockiana
- Cold tolerance
- Hardy (withstands frost)
- Emergence
- 7–21 days
- Spacing
- 15–20 cm
Sources
- Gerbeaud — flower and bulb fiches (cosmos, souci, capucine, tournesol, alysse, zinnia, nigelle de Damas, coquelicot, pavot de Californie, pois de senteur, muflier, reine-marguerite, ipomée, mauve annuelle, annuelles rustiques, giroflée ravenelle, digitale, myosotis, pensée, rose trémière, pâquerette, lupin, ancolie, delphinium, échinacée, rudbeckia, gaillarde, achillée, tulipe, crocus, jacinthe, perce-neige, muscari, ail d'ornement, dahlia, glaïeul, lis, bulbes d'automne, profondeur de plantation)
- Jardiner Malin — flower and bulb fiches (same species; the lin, bleuet and lavatère pages are seed product pages, and lin is red flax)
- Aujardin.info — plant encyclopedia and bulb planting guides
- The Old Farmer's Almanac — flower growing guides (cosmos, calendula, marigolds, nasturtiums, sunflowers, sweet alyssum, zinnias, sweet peas, snapdragons, morning glories, poppies, bachelor's buttons, foxglove, pansies, hollyhocks, lupines, columbine, delphiniums, coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, yarrow, dianthus, tulips, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, snowdrops, dahlias, gladiolus, lilies)
- Promesse de Fleurs — advice pages (jacinthe read in full; the others through search-result summaries only, the pages return their navigation shell)