Pansy violet : Pansies

Pansy violet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Violales[?] Family: Violaceae[?] Genus: Viola Species: tricolor
Binomial name
Viola tricolor

A pansy violet (Viola tricolor 'hortensis', also known as 'heartsease') is a member of the violet genus of flowers.

Pansies have been bred in a rainbow of colours, ranging from gold and orange though to purple, violet, and a blue so deep as to be almost black. They are quite a hardy plant, growing well in sunny positions. Under good conditions, pansies and viola are perennial plants, although they are generally treated as annual or bi-annual plants[?] because they get very leggy and overgrown after a few years. The mature plant grows to 9 inches (23 cm) high, and the flowers are two to three inches (about 6 cm) in diameter.

A smaller version of the pansy is the viola or Johnny jump up[?].

Reference

• ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=22175) 2002-12-14