Both Pansy it is two-year-olds plants. That means, that they will follow the sowing must survive the following winter in order to bloom the following spring. At very early sowing It can happen that the first flowers appear in late autumn and the pansies bloom all winter long.
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The sufficient winter hardiness is next to earlier Heyday and size of the flowers one of the breeding goals since the beginning of the 19th Century. When buying seeds you should therefore not only pay attention to the color, but also to whether the desired one variety is sufficiently winterproof.
Plants that you have grown yourself are frost-resistant
The garden pansy (Viola wittrockiana) and the Horned violets (Viola cornuta), which we get to buy in autumn, are cold-resistant. In contrast, the plants offered in spring that were grown in frost-free greenhouses are comparatively sensitive to cold. An experienced gardener therefore sows his pansies himself in summer for the spring bloom. The self-grown plants stand out
- Robustness,
- persistent and profuse bloom as well
- a greater frost hardiness.
A little winter protection can't hurt
Nevertheless, the pansies, native to the temperate climate, can freeze to death in very cold, snowless winters or in a very sunny Location dry out. It is therefore advisable to protect the plantations with a layer of straw, leaves or brushwood when there is severe, permanent frost and a lack of snow cover. In frost-free weather, the plants should be watered sparingly every now and then.
Tips & Tricks
The pansies can't get into the Window boxes(€ 7.99 at Amazon *) be overwintered. For your balcony, you can put the young plants in a cool room in winter.