Pansies

Pansies are noted for their large multi-coloured flat flowers and their fondness cool temperatures. The gardener knows pansies as flowers with almost heart-shaped, overlapping petals in bright colours or bi-colours, often with face-like center markings. Compact, low growers, pansies are ideal for edging and for squeezing in between rock walls and paths, as long as they can be removed in summer. They’re a great choice for early and late season containers, and in the garden they complement spring-flowering bulbs, flowering as the bulb foliage begins to fade.