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Pansies
and Other Cool Season Annuals
Beautify
the Fall Landscape With Colorful
Pansies & Other Cool Season
Annual Plants
If you think bigger is better,
you'll be excited to hear
about the new, super-sized
flowering varieties of pansies.
Among them are the Colossus,
Majestic Giant II, Matrix,
and XXL series, which stands
for 'Extra Extra Large'.
Planting
Pansies
When planting pansies bed preparation
is crucial. It seems that many winters
it just stays wet, almost never
drying out. For this reason work
organic matter into soil to allow
for aeration and good drainage.
SEE: Planting
An Annual Flowerbed
Where organic matter has been
incorporated into beds pansies perform
well. In places where no organic
matter has been incorporated, the
flowers literally drown. So do a
good job preparing your beds before
shopping!
Pansies planted in mass make for
the best show. At the time of planting,
consider interplanting with spring
bulbs like tulips and daffodils.
These bulbs will emerge in Spring,
popping right through the pansies
to add exciting interest to your
flower beds.
In addition to the large pansies,
keep your eyes open for Purple Rain.
Purple Rain is a mounding, cascading
pansy that is perfect as a border
plant in the landscape. It also
is ideally suited to baskets, planters
and window boxes. The flowers are
dark-purple with hints of blue in
the center.
Violas are making a strong comeback
these days and many new varieties
are coming available in this series
of 'miniature' pansies.
TIP:The
best planting time for Pansies in
Zone 8
is from September 15 to November
1st.
NOTE:
When planting pansies or violas
in containers make sure to use a
good premium potting soil that holds
moisture evenly. Fertilize Pansies
with Pansy Booster or Milorganite.
Pansy season is always just around
the corner here, the colors are
terrific and you'll want plenty
of them. So when the time comes,
get your soil prepared!
Pansy
Types & Colors
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Specialty
Varieties
Violas
Other
Cool Season Annuals
Are
there other other cool-season
annuals to plant in fall???
You
bet!
Click
on the thumbnails to right
and view larger images of
other winter hardy annuals
that can be used alone or
combined with pansies in containers
or beds.
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