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Flower
Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
The go-to winter color in DFW. Plant October–November; blooms through spring.
Recommended uses
- Winter color
- Containers
- Edging
- Plant type
- Annual flower
- Annual / perennial
- Annual
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter, Spring
- Bloom color
- Purple, Blue, Yellow, White, Orange
- Mature height
- 6–9 in
- Mature width
- 9–12 in
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- Low