Collection of 5 Matrix Pansies Spices Mix Plug Plants

The Matrix Spices Mix Pansy Collection blooms in a kaleidoscope of colours, creating a fantastic effect in the garden or in containers. The flowers are medium-sized, solid or bicoloured, with or without black blotches. They come in shades of orange or blackcurrant, and various tones of lavender and pink. The plants are compact, floriferous, and resistant to cold, diseases, and heat. This variety performs well in spring and doesn't bolt with the first heat, ensuring a long-lasting and high-quality flowering display. It is easy to grow in humus-rich and moist soil, in a sunny or partially shaded location.

The collection includes:

1 plug plant of Matrix Blackcurrant Pansy

1 plug plant of Matrix Deep Blue Blotch Pansy

1 plug plant of Matrix Lavender Shades Pansy

1 plug plant of Matrix Orange Deep Pansy

1 plug plant of Matrix Alpha Solar Flare Pansy

Garden pansies, sometimes called Swiss giant pansies, are actually hybrids grouped under Viola x wittrockiana. They belong to the Violaceae family and are typically grown as annuals or biennials, although they are theoretically perennial but short-lived. The 'Matrix F1 Spices Mix' variety produces branching plants that quickly form compact clumps, with a slightly spreading habit, reaching 20 cm in height and 20 to 30 cm in width. They bloom from late winter to late spring, or from late spring to late summer. The 'Matrix F1 Spices Mix' pansies feature medium-sized flowers, measuring 4 to 5 cm in diameter, with open blooms. Some of them are solid, vivid orange or lavender, while others combine white petals and pink petals, ranging from light to dark shades, even to purple. Depending on the plants, they may or may not have 3 black blotches at the base of the petals, around a tiny bright yellow and white centre. The medium green leaves are elliptical and broadly crenate.

If you love them in the garden, they will be most appreciated in containers, on the windowsill, where you can have them close by and stay warm. Play with colours and combine pansies with primroses, wallflowers, grape hyacinths, daisies, and even with ornamental grasses like Japanese sedge for a graphic effect in a contemporary style. In the garden, also pair them with heucheras and tulips. The blue-green of glaucous fescues also enhances their beauty.

Pansy petals are edible, and their colours will add a touch of originality to your salads and pastries. To do so, remember to grow them as you would grow your vegetables, in the most natural way possible.

Note: Please be aware that our plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible, in containers, hanging baskets, or directly in flower beds.