Plant with sturdy stalks bearing large flowers with harmonious, brilliant, delicate colors, including bi-colors. Long a standard for cool-weather blooming, an annual that is very frost hardy, in fact sometimes wintering over as far north as zone 5. We have also found that pansies direct sown seem to hold up to summer heat better than store-bought transplants. Plan the planting times for your climate so the plant will be coming into bloom during cool weather. Be sure to dead-head for best bloom performance.
