Pansy Project
It is time to reimagine the Pansy...
Pansies are making a comeback in floral design, led by the inspiring Brenna Estrada from Three Brothers Blooms in the US, with her fabulous new book "Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas". Pansies historically make fantastic cut flowers and the amazing modern breeding around the world is helping to bring back the longer stemmed, more glamorous cultivars - which do need careful but quite simple growing methods to achieve useable stem length (like planting very closely together and/or next to a trellis). Brenna's book (and stunning Instagram content) and guidance from growers like Floret have inspired a Pansy movement in the US and I am so excited to bring these varieties to Australia so we can all fall in love with a new type of Pansy.
This includes an Italian range of Pansies, bred by and sourced directly from Farao Societola Agricola in Sarno, Italy. These specialty varieties have a specific focus on cut flower use and the colours and ruffles and vigour of the plants are just remarkable. These are rarely seen available retail and I am very excited to be able to share all of these varieties with you. The first cut-flower Pansy collection in Australia!
I highly recommend ordering Brenna's book (available through Amazon in Australia) and deep diving into the resources below. It is such a beautiful world to fall into! I am so excited to be able to share these hard-to-find (if at all) seeds with my fellow Australian gardeners and growers. Enjoy the beautiful blooms, Jen x
Growing Instructions
Viola x wittrockiana
SOW: Late Summer - Early Spring (as long as cool temps are provided for germination, they can be sown year-round)
DEPTH: 5mm
SPACING: 5-10cm for cut flower production
HEIGHT: 15-40+cm
Stems lengthen over time - for taller stems use close planting, pinch out initial shorter blooms and use climbing support where possible (you can simply plant under roses or use trellis/fencing, close planting works as a support itself also).
MATURITY: 12 weeks
https://threebrothersblooms.com/pansies-book/
https://threebrothersblooms.com/2022/02/01/starting-pansies/
https://www.floretflowers.com/pansies-and-violas-for-cut-flowers/
https://library.floretflowers.com/collections/pansies
https://thekokorogarden.com/blog/2020/4/27/growing-violas-and-pansies-for-the-flower-farmer
https://farmerbailey.com/pages/viola-and-pansy-growing-guide
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/flowers/viola-pansy/video-v214.html
Please store your seeds in a cool, dark and dry location until ready for planting.
Please ensure you have read the Terms & Conditions and Shipping Information at the bottom of the 'Seeds' page of the website before purchasing, as doing so confirms your acknowledgement and agreement.