FoliageGarden Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
Garden Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 1-10, that matures to about 6-9 in. It does best in part shade and full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect blue, purple and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to erosion, heat and humidity.
- USDA zones
- 1-10
- Sun
- Part shade, Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-9 in
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds, Bees
- Tough against
- Erosion, Heat, Humidity, Poor soil
- Native to
- The genus is worldwide.
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Garden Pansy is hardy to about -60°F (estimated from USDA zone 1), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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