Viola wittrockiana otherwise known as the common Pansy is a compact, perennial most often used as an annual, offering flowers of a great many colours and sizes. Although perennials they are generally grown as annuals.
Flowers can be up to 10cm across, are 5 petaled in a flat-faced arrangement, often being produced almost all year round but especially valued as a source of flower colour through winter and early springtime.
The flowers are often a mixture of colours including combinations of red, yellow, orange, blue, purple, pink, or white.
The leaves are mid-green and they prefer cooler weather, usually dying back when it gets too warm.
Excellent in borders, they set off spring bulbs extremely well and also are perfect for pots and planters.