Often referred to as 'winter pansies', our own great value F1 mix has a riot of many 'self' and blotched colours. Often grown as a half hardy annual.
Features: A splash of colour in the spring and autumn.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors to flower the same year, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place on warm kitchen windowsill. A temperature of 15-20cm (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant to other trays 5cm (2") apart when large enough to handle. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 15cm (6") apart.
Sowing Guide - Outdoors: Sow outdoors thinly in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering positions.
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Part shade
Hints & Tips: Remove dead flowers to prolong the flowering season. Plants will not stay in bloom if the winter is very severe but will restart when conditions imporve.
