🌸 Flower
ANX-FLOWER-0000015
Wild Pansy
Viola tricolor
Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor), a short-lived annual/perennial of the Violaceae family and one of the wild ancestors of modern garden pansies.
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- Violaceae
- Plant type
- Annual/short-lived perennial
- Bloom color
- Purple, yellow, white (often tricolored)
- Bloom season
- Spring to early autumn
- Mature height
- 10-30 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun to partial shade
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance
- Native region
- Europe
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Regular watering; dislikes drying out.
- Climate requirements
- Cool temperate; tends to decline in summer heat.
- Soil types
- Moist, well-drained, fertile soil.
- Propagation method
- Seed, self-seeds readily
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Visited by bees, particularly bumblebees, which can access its nectar spur.
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic; flowers and leaves are edible.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Edible flower garnish, traditional herbal remedies, ornamental bedding, breeding stock for garden pansy cultivars
- Economic importance
- A minor but established edible-flower crop for the garnish trade, alongside its role as breeding stock for the much larger ornamental pansy market.
Trade