Viola Floral Powers Mixed F1 Hybrid - Pansy

This delightful mix of very dense and floriferous plants proves to be one of the best introductions in terms of pansies in recent years. Among the most floriferous, the Viola 'Floral Powers Mixed' F1 displays large flowers and, as its name suggests, perfectly embodies the famous 'flower power'. This biennial blooms from late winter until summer, in a beautiful range of bright, solid or bicoloured flowers, flooding borders, flower beds, and hanging baskets.

The group of Viola x williamsii includes hybrids belonging to the violet family, resulting from the cross-breeding of V. wittrockiana (garden pansy) and V. cornuta, the horned violet. The 'Floral Powers Mixed' F1 selection consists of plants with a low, branched habit, forming bushy clumps 20cm (8in) tall and 15cm (6in) wide. They are distinguished by their rapid growth and extraordinary floribundity. Depending on the sowing date, these pansies will be in bloom from late winter to the heart of summer. The flowers are quite large and continuously renew on the medium green foliage. They are adorned with bright colours, on their solid or bicoloured corollas formed by 5 petals. They are white, yellow, orange, blue, violet or mauve, sometimes yellow and brown or white and mauve, and are illuminated by a beautiful golden-yellow spot at the base of the 3 lower petals. The flowers resemble those of pansies, but their petals are arranged differently. The top two are erect, while the other three are inclined downwards. The plant spreads quite rapidly thanks to its rhizomes and also self-seeds very easily in the garden, not always faithfully.

Pansies, like horned violets, are intended for low mass flowering, borders, as well as pots and balconies, where they will be associated with other spring and summer flowering plants (Forget-me-nots, Dwarf Daffodils, Daisies, Primroses, Botanical Tulips, Summer and Autumn Asters...). The flowers of pansies and horned violets are edible, so feel free to decorate your plates with one or two flowers, or even add some to your salads to give them a touch of colour.