Growing pansies from seeds is one way you can use to please the flower lover.

These unpretentious, simple, but very beautiful flowers are annuals, biennials or perennials. Sowing times will differ based on how the grower decides to grow them. Growing pansies is not a difficult process, but it requires attention.

There are 2 options for how to grow pansies from seeds:

• in the open field;
• at home.

Learn more about how to do it outdoors. The peculiarity is that there will be no flowering in the year of planting. Such planting of seeds implies abundant flowering for the next year, as the flowers will get stronger and will have a reserve of strength for the whole year. Landing is done in June-July in a nursery - a bed with prepared soil in advance. After that, the seedlings are transplanted with a pinch of the central root, in other words, they dive. This promotes better root formation. When the sprouts acquire several leaves, pansies are transplanted to a permanent place, growing from seeds at home is the next stage.

This requires:

• container or box for seedlings;
• fertile substrate;
• pansy seeds;
• glass or plastic bag.

Sowing should start in February-March. There should be a small number of air filtration holes in the container or box. A fertile substrate is poured inside, in which it is necessary to make shallow furrows. In these furrows, seeds are laid out and evenly distributed. Top them should be covered with a slightly damp substrate. Seedlings will appear within a week and a half.

As in the first cultivation option, the plant can be transplanted only after the leaves have appeared. All this time, the box or container should be covered with glass or plastic bag and kept in a dark place. It is necessary to periodically ventilate the plant and moisten the soil. 7-10 days before planting, the plant must be taken out into open sunlight. This will serve as a hardening period. However, if the air temperature does not exceed 10 ° C, then you should still wait.

The sprouts are planted at a distance of 15-25 cm from each other, as they grow very much. After that, the soil is crushed and moistened.

They can be watered no more than 3 times a week in wet weather, and daily in drought. Fertilize pansies with complex mineral fertilizers before flowering and in the process. Fresh manure is contraindicated for these plants. To maintain long flowering, dry leaves and buds that have faded should be removed. Weeding and clearing weeds will certainly only benefit.

Pansies: history, types, care (video)

About the plant

Many gardeners support the cultivation of pansies, because the tenderness of these flowers is hard to miss. The international name of the flower in Latin is Viola (Viola).

The two most popular types are Violet tricolor and Violet Wittrock. The difference between these species lies in the shape of the flowers. So Violet Vittroka has large flowers, and Violet tricolor is smaller, as it belongs to small-flowered herbaceous plants. In addition to the names already listed for these flowers, there are a lot of names in the people:

• Ivan da Marya;
• brothers;
• semi-color;
• three-flower and others.

Pansies have more than 400 species and a huge number of varieties.

The color scheme of this flower is amazing. Various shades of blue, red, yellow, orange, purple, blue and even black. Often, huge flower beds are made out of pansies using different colors, which makes it seem that gardeners have painted a picture with them.

People all over the world are growing this flower. It is often used to decorate balconies and windows. Houses with such decor look amazing, it immediately seems that a fairy tale lives behind these doors. It was believed that pansies have magical properties. If you put a few drops of plant sap on the eyes of a sleeping person, then he will be in love with the first person he sees after sleep. Also, this flower symbolizes thought and the power of thought. “All thoughts are dedicated to you” - this flower has approximately this meaning.

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Tricolor is better known as pansies or ivan da marya. The plant is herbaceous, biennial or annual. Sometimes it also occurs in a perennial form. Currently, many varieties and hybrid forms have been bred, which are very popular in the design of flower beds and gardens. There are both spectacular large-flowered forms and undersized ground cover varieties.

Many gardeners in the spring acquire ready-made pansy seedlings and grow them in an annual form. Next summer, you need to invest in seedlings again. Let's try to figure out how difficult it is to grow tricolor viola and when to sow pansies on seedlings.

Timing of sowing seeds for seedlings, preparation of seed material and soil

Sowing dates

To get plants that bloom in spring and are pleasing to the eye all summer long, pansies in most temperate regions must be grown through seedlings. Sowing dates depend on several reasons, one of which is the purpose of the pansies.

If the seedlings are needed for implementation, then it is better to sow in January and even at the end of December, then by the spring season you can sell seedlings, which not only gained buds, but also began to bloom. However, in this case, it will be necessary to arrange additional light for the seedlings for several hours a day. If you need flowers for planting in your own garden, then you can start sowing in the third decade of February and continue until the end of March. You can calculate the optimal time for sowing seeds based on climatic conditions.

The reference point for the countdown will be the date of late spring frosts. If, for example, they fell on May 20 last spring, then from this date, you need to subtract 90 days and the landing date is February 20. It is this number that should be guided by when sowing seeds of tricolor viola for seedlings. When sowing in these numbers, the seedlings no longer need additional light. It is important to know that for growing in a two-year form, the seeds of pansies are sown in the summer, in July, right away.

Seed preparation for sowing

Pansy seeds do not need special pre-planting preparation. It is important to purchase varietal seeds from trusted garden centers or shops. For several hours before sowing, it is enough to soak them in a solution of citron or other stimulant.

Soil preparation

If a modest amount of seeds is intended for cultivation, then they can be sown into wet peat tablets or ready for violets. If there are a lot of seeds, then the purchase of tablets and soil will require significant amounts.

Video about the proper care and reproduction of viola (pansies):

In this case, in the fall, it is better to prepare leafy soil and rotted compost. Mix these ingredients in equal proportions and fill the planting pots or boxes a day before sowing and moisten the soil well. The next day after that, you can sow the viola.

Sowing seeds and first care

Sowing methods:

1. the easiest way is to spread the seeds on top of the soil and put them in a dark place at a temperature of +20 +22. Cover the planting with foil and remove it for 10 minutes every day.
2. you can sow viola with embedding in the ground. With this method, the seeds are laid out in grooves about 0.5 cm deep. The distance between the grooves is 1.0-2.0 cm. The same gap is between the seeds. A dark place is not needed here. Also, the crops are covered with foil with mandatory ventilation.

Watering and feeding

Viola is very responsive to watering. In hot summers, it can be watered daily with a moderate amount of water. Immediately after watering, the land around the bush is mulched. When watering, you need to focus on the drying of the top layer. If it is wet, then the plant should not be watered, otherwise an excess of water will lead to decay of the root system.

To keep the flowers bright, pansies need to be fed regularly immediately after rooting. This will happen approximately two weeks after disembarkation. You can apply fertilizer at the same time as watering. For these purposes, any complex fertilizer is suitable, for example,.

To prolong the flowering of pansies, you need to try to regularly pinch off flowers that have already faded. If, to the best of his ability, the gardener fulfilled the simple requirements, then a bright viola carpet will delight the eye until frost.

Pansies are a very beautiful and unpretentious variety of flowers, which is also called tricolor violet, or, popularly, Ivan da Marya. You can decorate a garden plot with it early enough - on the first fine May days.
Pansies love growing from seeds when planting experienced gardeners is also easy to determine. For this, the date of landing in open ground is scheduled (in accordance with the lunar calendars or according to the weather forecast), and approximately 90 days are subtracted from it. At this moment, you need to plant flower seeds at home.

Why is it best to germinate these types of violets at home? Because, firstly, like few other plants, they survive transplanting surprisingly easily. Even if the roots are damaged (which is not very rare when planting on open ground), the sprout still quickly comes to life. Secondly, the flower quickly begins to bloom and delight others with its beauty. And in some cases, when the seedlings are bought (or grown on their own) are already blooming, then there is no need to wait for the formation of inflorescences.

Basically, the tricolor violet is used to decorate garden plots, vegetable gardens, flower beds. She feels good at home, on balconies and verandas.

There are both annual forms of these flowers and perennial ones. Today, many hybrid forms have been bred, which differ from each other in colors, shapes of inflorescences. The most popular are annual species, as they require less attention, but at the same time they bloom profusely and beautifully.

There are also varieties of different forms of growth. Some representatives of Pansies spread densely on the surface of the earth, while others form into beautiful, regular bushes with large, but rare flowers.
Growing methods of growing Pansies from seeds are very popular in horticulture. You can buy them in many specialized stores, because they are often in good demand and are readily sold. The seedling method of growing does not require large costs, since any seeds are cheap than a sprout already germinated and ready for planting.

Usually, in central Russia, planting begins at the beginning of March. The interval from 1 to 10 is well suited for this purpose. With normal development, the flower will be ready to move to open areas in late May - early summer. By that time, the weather will be warm, so flowering will continue for a long time.

However, some gardeners who prefer to sell ready-made seedlings can start sowing in January-February or even at the end of December. Of course, they are forced to use artificial lighting and prevent temperature drops in the place where the seedlings grow. But in the spring they can already sell fully formed and ready-to-plant bushes of tricolor violets, which in some cases even bloom. By the way, these flowers can be safely transplanted even in a state of flowering.

Pansies are not very demanding on the ground. It is only important that the ground is loose enough and easily let air through. The temperature regime for seeds is quite suitable for the one that is maintained in the room in its normal state. Watering also does not require any special skills. So, for sure, even a novice amateur gardener will cope with growing seedlings of these wonderful flowers.

Preparing a container and soil for a tricolor violet

Seeds of Pansies can be sown both in purchased soil, or you can prepare the base yourself. In general, a lot depends on the number of seeds that you plan to grow.

If there are few flowers, then you can limit yourself to buying ready-made soil or use modern and very popular peat tablets. By the way, they absorb moisture well and retain it for a long time, which is why they are ideal for growing all garden crops for seedlings.

If there are a lot of seeds, then it would be a good idea to save some money and prepare the basis for the soil on your own. This does not require much effort. It is enough to take ordinary land from your site, add sand and a little peat there, so that the resulting mixture has sufficient air permeability. You can add a little humus for fertility. In order to protect the seedlings, gardeners advise steaming the resulting soil for about an hour. This will destroy the weed seeds that may be in the soil and kill the larvae of pests and pathogens.

Another potting mix is \u200b\u200bgarden soil and compost mixed in equal proportions. Such soil is harvested most often in the fall, and in early spring it is distributed in pots or other dishes prepared for seedlings. The mixture is allowed to settle for a day, moisturize and start planting.

Any containers for tricolor violets will do. You can use both small cups in area and plant a little seed in them, as well as wide pallets. You just need to moisten the soil well and tamp it.

There are two ways of planting seeds in a container:

1. At the first, the seeds are simply scattered evenly over the area of \u200b\u200b\\ u200b \\ u200bthe seedling dishes. Since the seeds are small, for convenience, you can pour them onto a sheet of paper and gently pour them onto the ground. At first, pansies do not like light, so the seedlings are covered and placed in a warm place, where the temperature should be around 20-22 degrees Celsius. Every day you should open a small greenhouse for 10-15 minutes and let the plantation breathe.
2. In the second method, which is no less popular, shallow grooves are made in pots (less than a centimeter deep). A distance of 1-2 centimeters is maintained between the beds. Then the seeds are planted at small intervals (also 1-2 centimeters between them). Gently sprinkle it on top with earth and cover it with a lid or a transparent bag. With this method, it is not necessary to leave the dishes in a dark place: the seeds are already covered with soil.

It is necessary to water the greenhouse very carefully. It is best to use a fine-grained atomizer for this purpose. It is important not to fill in the soil. The fine line between dry soil and flooded soil is easily understood by an experienced gardener.

Sometimes it is best not to water, but from time to time to moisten the soil in the pots. However, Pansies are a rather patient flower, so you have to try to ruin it.

Usually, the first shoots appear in about a week or two. However, today it is not uncommon for low-quality seeds that do not germinate at all. Or, plants are often found on sale that are long and are not stored correctly. Then the seedlings may appear later - up to a month from the moment of disembarkation.

Care, diseases and pests of seedlings

Pansies should be monitored periodically, but they do not require constant monitoring. More precisely, we can say that at the first stages it is important not to tighten it with the need to remove the lid or package from the seedlings when the first shoots appear. Since with the appearance of the first green shoots, you need to open the greenhouse and provide access to sunlight.

Attention! In fact, sunlight is essential for all types of plants. Of course, Pansies are no exception to the rule. But the conditions of central Russia (and, even more so, of the northern regions of the country) in March and April cannot provide enough natural light.

As a rule, at the beginning of spring, the sun sets quite early, therefore, at first, artificial lighting of the sprouts can be organized. For this, fluorescent lamps are most often used. As a rule, for proper growth, it is enough to do about 16 hours of daylight hours. It is possible and not so long to "light up" the plants, but remember that less than 12 hours of light for the sprouts will delay their development and, as expected, the timing of transplanting into open ground will be moved.

Watering the seedlings is best done with a spray bottle. But this is done carefully. If small drops of water fall on the leaves, then they must be carefully removed.

After the sprouts have two formed leaves, then you need to dive the seedlings. As noted, the seeds of Pansies are small, so plants can spawn close to each other. They must be transplanted into small pots without fail as soon as they are ready for this. The size is quite suitable for cups measuring 5x5 centimeters.

Before picking, you need to prepare the future soil for the flower. It is best to use the same soil that was used for the seedlings. For every two liters of volume, add a tablespoon of fertilizers rich in minerals for growth (well-known preparations such as Nitrofosk, Azofosk are well-suited). By the way, this time there is no need to calcine the potting mix or sift it.

Each sprout is planted in its own pot. In the process of working with seedlings, try to be careful with the root system. It is still poorly formed, and if it is damaged, then the growth of flowers can be slowed down. However, in case of urgent need, when the root has formed very large and branched so much that it does not fit into the hole, it will have to be shortened a little. This is much better than trying to wrap up the root system.

It is better to sprinkle plants almost to the very first leaves. The soil is compacted a little so that the seedlings sit stronger. Then you can water the sprouts. If using a watering can, pour water around the edge of the pot. Add a little soil if necessary.

On this, perhaps, the pick ends. An ambient temperature sufficient for normal growth is recommended in the range of 15-17 degrees. Then you just need to water and make sure that you feed the sprouts every two weeks. In addition to applying liquid mineral fertilizers, fertilizing diluted in water for irrigation will be a good help. For 3 liters, it is enough to dilute 1 tablespoon. It is better to apply with a sprinkler so as to get on the green mass. Wipe off excess drops from the leaves.

When the weather is warm outside, and the night frosts are over, you can take out the seedlings to fresh air. The main thing is, at first, do not allow drafts to walk freely on the tops of immature flowers.

And about two weeks before you plan to land on the open ground, start taking the dishes with the seedlings outside. At first, for such "walks" 1-2 hours daily will be enough. But each time you need to increase their duration. Just before planting, it is normal to leave seedlings in pots outside and overnight.

An important condition that should not be neglected: put Pansies in a shady place. Direct sunlight can burn the leaves.

Diseases and pests

Of course, if you do not see behind some factors, then Pansies can be affected by viruses or pests, the same ones that are destructive for many other representatives of the flora.

Powdery mildew or rust is quite rare on tricolor violets. When the first virus is infected, a whitish bloom appears on the entire green mass of the plant. In the second, yellow spots. In both cases, it is necessary, first, to get rid of the affected areas by carefully cutting them off. Secondly, treat the entire sprout with a 1% solution of Bordeaux liquid.

In case of severe waterlogging, adult plants can get sick with serious diseases. One of them is rot, which appears both on the roots and on the visible, above-ground part of flowers. It is expressed by the appearance of brownish spots, the gradual fading of Pansies. The only way out is to remove the affected flowers to protect healthy ones. It is then important to reduce watering.

Of the insect pests, most often you can encounter aphids, slugs and spider mites. Basically, they harm the greenery of flowers, gnaw holes, interfere with full and rapid development, spoil the appearance.

Some of them are quite difficult to deal with. Especially against slugs that feed on foliage at night. To combat them, boards are laid next to the flower garden and individuals are manually collected every morning. Then they destroy it. Ladybugs, which can be populated on flowers, effectively fight against aphids.

In dry weather, white light spider webs may appear on the leaves. On it, with magnification or even with the naked eye with sharp eyesight, you can see small spiders. The best way to fight spider mites is to frequently sprinkle with plain water or a solution of water with laundry soap or loose tobacco. If all else fails, then they resort to insecticide treatment (for example, a solution of fufanon in the dosage prescribed by the manufacturer).

Preparing the garden for planting

No special training is required. The soil in your garden may not even be very fertile. The only thing is, if the soil is very clayey, then it is better to add a little sand or peat to ensure sufficient air permeability.

It will not be superfluous to add top dressing. To do this, you can use nitrogen-containing, as well as phosphorus or potash fertilizers. The main thing is not to mix everything together, but to choose one thing. Or wait at least a week between different feedings. The sprouts are planted at a distance of 15-20 centimeters from each other. After all the procedures and dusting with earth, water the soil abundantly.

All further care of the beds will consist in periodic feeding, rather frequent loosening (since the flower loves porous soil) and watering. For feeding in an open area, liquid fertilizers are quite enough, which can be applied along with water (kemira is widespread).

Pansies do not like to starve without water, so one of the key features of long and abundant flowering is regular, but not over-watering. If you have a perennial plant, then after it has faded, cut the bushes, leaving 4-5 centimeters of the stem. The next year, this bush will again ovary and bloom. Many experienced gardeners also advise timely pinching off those inflorescences that have withered and faded. Then new buds will appear in their place faster, and flowering will last.

At the end of the season, you can find cracked bolls on Pansy's eyes, in which the seeds ripened. This means that next year you can find these beautiful, self-grown flowers in different parts of your garden.

Conclusion

Sooner or later, any gardener wakes up with an acute desire not only to grow a good, rich harvest on his site for food in the winter. With the advent of experience, I want to make my site more beautiful, neater, more elegant. And there is little else that can compare to when they resort to professional flower cultivation.

Probably, there is nothing easier than starting with breeding violets - easy to care for, not very demanding on environmental conditions and special, close attention to yourself. Pansies or tricolor violets (as well as Ivan da Marya) are a flower that is easy to find on sale, and also quickly diluted on your site. Therefore, when it comes time to plant Pansies for growing from seeds, do not miss this opportunity.

This business will definitely not cause much trouble, and when the time comes, your beds will be transformed and will delight you with beautiful flowering until autumn. And there will be no need to care for the plantings from morning to evening. In fact, only water on time.

In the future, the cultivation of Pansies will turn into an annual activity, because you can both plant perennial plants and independently collect seeds from the beds and, year after year, become the author of your own, unique flower arrangements.

Flowers are most often given folk names, their origin is associated with beautiful romantic legends. In this sense, the tricolor violet was no exception. The appearance and shape of the flower really evokes an association, as if someone's gaze is closely following the path and joyfully greets visitors to the garden. Probably, this is how the legends about the girl Anyuta are born, faithfully waiting for her lover on the road.
There are many signs associated with these flowers. In Russia, it has long been believed that picking flowers means rain. Pansies were depicted on the coat of arms of the historical region, Izhora - near Karelia, which existed at the beginning of the seventeenth century. The tricolor violet has other names: Ivan da Marya, also associated with a beautiful legend of faithful love, and the name "moths" says that the bright petals really resemble the fluttering of carefree butterflies.
Popular rumor ascribes magical love spells to pansies. But it is known for sure that all parts of the plant are absolutely recognized by official medicine as a valuable medicinal raw material for obtaining insulin and other glycosides that normalize the endocrine system. In folk medicine, the plant is used to prepare cough infusions, diuretics. In this article, we will tell you when to plant pansies on seedlings, how to care for them, what varieties are there, and how to prevent flower diseases.

The botanical description of the violet is less poetic and is of interest to gardeners who are interested in breeding it and growing it on a garden plot as an early perennial plant.
Viola is a biennial plant. In nature, it is distributed throughout the European part of the continent, as well as in the regions of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East. In the south, it is found up to the southernmost borders of Russia, in Ukraine and Moldova. In the wild, the viola grows like a weed, it is hardy even in the harsh subarctic conditions. Cultivated hybrids require care and transplantation, since at the age of two the flowers of the plant become small and inconspicuous.
But the natural properties - endurance and undemandingness, allow you to grow interesting hybrids and use all possible methods of breeding pansies in the open field and as a one-year balcony decoration at home. Pansies, subject to simple rules of care, transform garden plots in areas with cold climates.

Pansies: agricultural technology for growing from seeds

It would seem that there is nothing difficult and impracticable in agricultural cultivation. But on garden beds, alpine slides, one wants to see not small wild flowers, but beautiful cultivars with large inflorescences and the rarest colors.
Fans of pansies are not averse to admiring the delicate flowers growing in flowerpots, boxes and just in pots on the balcony. Thanks to the efforts of modern breeders, such an opportunity exists - for this it is enough to familiarize yourself with the simple agricultural technology of growing tricolor violets, choose the variety you like and the method of cultivation.

Structure

The stem of the plant reaches a height of 10-15 cm to 30 cm, less often, in giant hybrids - up to 45 cm. Usually, several straight or curly stems depart from the root, depending on the care of the plants and their variety. Stems are bare or slightly pubescent with small villi, ribbed triangular in shape.
The root system is fibrous: numerous lateral roots encircle the taproot rather tightly.

The lower leaves are large, ovoid with long petioles, and the upper ones are oblong, sessile. Just like the stems of a plant, the leaves can be covered with villi, depending on the type of flower. Long stipules are located between the upper leaves and the stem, from which peduncles appear.
The flower consists of a brush, on which 3-4 paired bracts are located. The flower cups do not fall off after flowering - seeds ripen in them, which you can then collect yourself.
The corolla consists of 5 petals, where, as a rule, the lower, unpaired petal differs in shape and color. The two pairs of upper paired leaves are larger. In the center of the corolla there is a pistil and five stamens with anthers tightly pressed against it. When the fruit ripens - "boxes with seeds", it is tightly held by sepals.

Reproduction

The unpretentiousness of pansies growing in the "wild" allowed breeders to breed hybrids that reproduce by cuttings, are planted in seedlings, and also by seeds.

Pansies: growing from seeds in the open field

Sowing seeds can be done at different times, depending on the desired flowering time.
In the middle lane and in the south, the cultivation of "pansies" from seeds in the open field begins in the middle or in the second half of September, when the weather is still warm, so that the seedlings have time to germinate and grow stronger before the onset of cold weather. When sowing under winter, it is advisable to cover them if winters with little snow cover and severe frosts prevail in the region. Sowing in these areas at an earlier date is undesirable, since the seedlings may outgrow, and this will delay their flowering in spring, and the flowers will be smaller.
In the northern regions, you need to sow pansies in early August or no later than early September. Here, a natural snow cover will serve as a shelter for young seedlings, but in early spring, with severe frosts, it is necessary to carry out snow retention so that before a stable positive temperature the flowers do not die during night frosts.
Sowing seeds in open ground in May-June will decorate the garden with flowering plants in August-September.

Pansies: growing flowers by seedlings

To grow hybrids that are more demanding on weather conditions, in regions with a cold climate, where spring does not come earlier than mid-May, and summer heat leaves already at the beginning or in mid-August, it is possible to admire pansies grown at home in a seedling method ... In the spring, when the snow melts, warm weather sets in and the earth warms up, it remains to plant seedlings in open ground. Alternatively, you can grow pansies in flowerpots in order to transfer them to the garden in the summer. This method of growing will not cause any particular problems for flower growers.
Seedlings of pansy flowers can be grown in two ways: in peat pots or in boxes.

Sowing in peat pots

Small pots are filled with potting mix to one third of the volume.
Seeds are sown, 3-5 pieces each, sprinkled with soil on top, no more than 1 cm.
Then the pots are transferred to a container (pallet), covered with foil and placed in a warm place until the first pair of real leaves appear. Seedlings appear within 10-14 days.
Every day, seedlings must be opened and left to ventilate, monitor soil moisture.
Seedlings dive twice in seedling containers, with an interval of 5-7 days.
It is recommended to plant seedlings in the ground at night temperatures not lower than 18 ºС.

Sowing in seedling boxes

• Prepared boxes are filled with potting soil.
• At a distance of 2 cm, grooves are made, 0.5-1.0 cm deep. Seeds are sown and sprinkled with earth.
• The soil is regularly moistened by irrigation before the first pick, as needed.
• After picking, the grown plants are transplanted into more spacious containers or separate pots, choosing the strongest shoots. Watering and loosening is carried out as needed.
• As in the first case, the boxes are stored at room temperature, under a film, daily aerating and moistening the soil if necessary.
  When forcing seedlings, you need to ensure sufficient and uniform lighting after emergence. In addition, during the period of distillation of pansies, it is advisable to feed with complex mixtures. It is advisable to carry out top dressing and preventive treatment with fungicides at least once every two weeks.

Attention!
When planting flowers of different varieties in open ground, to preserve the variety, be sure to follow the zoning rules, since as a result of cross-pollination next year, you may not see your favorite type of pansies in your garden.

Pansies: growing by cuttings

Pansy flowers in the second year of life, if they remain in the same place in the garden, become smaller. Such plantings need an update: so that next year the flowering is plentiful, the plantings are thinned out, leaving one main stem with unblown ovaries, and bushes cut in May with two or three nodes are planted in the ground. The cuttings are watered abundantly using biostimulants, which will accelerate root development. In dry summers, it is better to carry out cuttings under a film, since during this period it is important to maintain moisture in the upper layer of the soil. The seedlings will delight you with flowering in early autumn. In addition, this planting method rejuvenates the flowers.

Care features

Compliance with the rules of agricultural technology will make flowering regular, long and abundant. Usually all flowers prefer the conditions in which they grow in nature. Pansies in their natural environment are found at the edge of the forest, in non-greasy but fertile soil with a neutral level of acidity. Sandy soils lead to shredding of flowers with insufficient feeding.
Pansies need moderate and regular watering, which is best done in the evening. After watering, it is obligatory to loosen the soil to improve aeration. Excess moisture is detrimental to the roots of a tricolor violet. Lack of moisture leads to the fact that the stems begin to creep along the ground, stretching and turning into creepers with small flowers. With insufficient watering, flowering also stops.
To stimulate the growth of the vegetative mass, it is necessary to introduce nitrogen into the soil before planting the plants, and for the formation of buds and lush flowering - phosphorus and potassium. Mineral dressing should be applied strictly according to the norm, remembering that an excess of them is just as destructive for flowers as a lack.
Attention!
It is categorically impossible to plant viola in soil fertilized with fresh manure. It is not only a source of nitrogen and organic matter, but also a breeding ground for infections.
Pests and diseases

There are quite a lot of bacteria, viruses and pathogenic fungi that infect pansies in the soil, water and air. Diseases to which, without exception, all garden plants are susceptible:

• Powdery mildew
• Downy mildew
• Fusarium of roots and leaves
• Bronze of leaves
• Spotting

In addition to infectious diseases, violets suffer from aphids, rootworm nematodes, and spider mites. Do not mind eating delicate slug leaves. But worst of all, insects are the main carriers of infectious diseases. Therefore, to protect flowers, it is often necessary to simultaneously use both fungicidal and insecticidal agents in order to solve the problem in a complex manner.
It is important to learn one golden rule that will help protect garden plants from many troubles: unfortunately, gardeners themselves are to blame for many diseases of their favorite flowers, because any violations of agrotechnical requirements lead to weakening of plants, and they become defenseless in the environment of bacteria and viruses, insects - pests.
The best treatment for a disease is proper care. For instance:
Watering with cold water causes stress on the plant, leads to mechanical damage to the roots, which shrink from a sharp drop in soil and water temperature. Further, microcracks form in the roots into which viruses and bacteria living in the upper layers of the soil can easily penetrate. Gradually, harmful microorganisms increase their numbers, feeding on the intercellular juices of the flower, and when one plant dies, harmful and invisible inhabitants of gardens and vegetable gardens are thrown onto everything that grows and blooms nearby.

Pansies: choosing the best varieties for a flower bed

The variety of colors of the flower is stunning with a riot of colors, and, of course, gives scope for creating landscape compositions: rabatok, borders, alpine hills. But that's not all! Small and medium, large and gigantic in size flowers are additional finishing touches for flower bed decoration, allowing you to play with shapes and sizes, creating volume and wavy lines.
A low-growing viola "tricolor" with large flowers (5-8 cm) is suitable for framing garden paths. Viola Vittroca, with giant flowers reaching 10 centimeters in diameter, can become the center of a violet composition. All together, flowers of different sizes can form the basis for a flower bed of continuous flowering, from early spring to late autumn, if you follow the calendar, plant seedlings first, then sow seeds, and in the middle of summer, renew the flower bed with cuttings from cuttings.
Advice!
Whichever type of tricolor violet is chosen to decorate the garden, do not forget to pay attention to the cultivation of a living flower carpet. If you loosen the soil in a timely manner, water the flowerbed and cut off wilting plants, then the flowerbed will always be updated, look fresh and delight with an abundance of flowers.
Finally, before you buy pansy seeds, draw a landscape plan, indicating step by step what variety and color you want to place. The drawing must be transferred to the site, calculate the required number of seeds, and only then go shopping.
Of the four hundred types of viola bred by breeders, no less than ten will definitely like. This will be enough for the realization of the idea.

Pansies Victorian Blend

Belongs to the Rococo cultivar. The bush grows 18-25 cm in length, the diameter of the flowers reaches 5.5 cm. The variety is distinguished by dense and abundant flowering. The flowers are characterized by variegated, bright shades and strongly wavy petals. The flowering period begins in late April and ends in August. Usually they are used to decorate flower beds or borders, and are also used for planting in groups in flower beds.
The plant is highly frost-resistant. It grows well in loose, fertile soils and loves the sun, but it can grow in partial shade. Seeds are sown in June, and in late August and early September, seedlings are planted in the ground at a distance of 15-20 cm.

Dynamite Pansies

A large-flowered frost-resistant variety of pansies begins to bloom one of the first among other varieties. Differs in a compact appearance. It has bright one-color petals, it comes in different shades. The biennial plant blooms both in spring and autumn, and the diameter of the flowers reaches 8 cm. It is not whimsical and blooms in the year of sowing with early planting. Flowers of this variety are often found in gardens, flowerpots and pots.
Seedling seeds are sown from February to August. The first shoots appear in 7-10 days, provided they are stored under a transparent film or glass and the temperature is maintained at 18-20 degrees. When the seeds germinate, glass is removed from them and grown in bright places, protected from direct sunlight. Planting seedlings in the ground is carried out at a distance of 20-25 cm.
In open ground, seeds are sown from mid-spring to late summer. The plant should grow in a cool place.

Freedom

Flowers of this series reach 5 cm in diameter and grow tightly to each other, growing well. They are undemanding, hardy and very hardy. They tolerate rain better than others and often harmoniously complement other spring plants. Blooms more effectively when grown in cool places.
It is planted in open ground until mid-summer. Seedlings are harvested from January to February. The plant grows best in bright areas and loves moisture. To make the flowering stronger, the wilting flowers are removed.

Blueberries with cream

The plants grow to a height of 15 cm. Abundant flowering and compactness, together with the original coloration of a predominantly dark purple hue with a white edging, make the series particularly effective. It can often be seen on borders and flower beds, as well as in flower beds. The variety begins to bloom from mid-spring, and the last period falls at the end of autumn. The variety is frost-resistant and easy to grow. Grows in fertile, loose soils. Loves the sun, but can grow in partial shade.

Viola Aurora

The variety has branched, compact bushes, growing up to 20-25 cm. The average size of flowers (5-7 cm) with abundant flowering complements the beautiful coloration. Along the edge of the corrugated petals, the main background is complemented by an original edging, the width of which changes based on temperature conditions. The coloration can vary in intensity, creating a lively play of colors. The variety series is used for border and group plantings in open soil or for decorating garden vases or balconies.
When sown on seedlings in early March, flowering begins in the same year. Landing in the ground is carried out even before the end of the frost. For flowering next year, planting in a permanent place is carried out in the first two months of summer. Grows well in moderately moist, fertile, drained soils. Loves sunny places or partial shade.

Viola ampelnaya Waterfall

Golden flowers reach 5 cm in diameter, forming a ball with dense continuous flowering. Hanging shoots of the cascading variety grow up to 30 cm. The plant loves moisture and sun. It tolerates frost well. The first flowers bloom in May. The flowering period ends in September. When sown from February to March, it begins to bloom in the same year. Landing on a permanent place is carried out in the last days of April or at the beginning of May, keeping a distance of 20 cm. Looks great on balconies in hanging pots.

Viola Williams Velor

Flowers 3-4 cm in diameter grow tightly to each other, creating a lush ball. Compact bushes grow up to 20 cm in height and 30 cm in diameter. A perennial, abundantly flowering plant of bright colors compares favorably with other varieties in its cultivation characteristics. It is unpretentious and tolerates bad weather conditions well. It is grown in groups on curbs or alpine hills, as well as in balcony flowerpots.
Grown in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soils. Sowing seedlings begins in February and ends in April, and at the end of May, the seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place. When planting seedlings, it blooms from mid-summer until the first frost. When planted by sowing seeds, flowering begins the next year. Flowering period early March - late November. The variety should be fertilized only with complex mineral fertilizers and covered for the winter. To extend the flowering period, you need to remove the wilted flowers.

Viola Wittrock Alpensee

The bushes of this variety grow up to 15 cm, and the diameter of the flowers is approximately 5.5-6.5 cm. The plant is unpretentious in growing, loves the sun and moisture. Has good frost resistance. When planted in seedlings, it begins to bloom in the same year. Seeds for seedlings are sown in February March. Sowing in a permanent place is carried out in the first two months of summer, while flowering occurs the next year. The flowering period is from late spring to early autumn. It is planted in garden vases, balcony boxes or in flower beds and rabatkas.

Empire style

Very large flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. An ornamental plant is distinguished by its exceptional showiness. It has a bright, eye-catching color. Grown in the sun or semi-dark places. Loves moist, drained and fertile soils. Needs moderate watering during dry times to maintain flower size. The largest flowers grow when the temperature is maintained at 15 degrees.
Sowing seeds is carried out from January to February, and in May they are transplanted into open ground. For flowering next year, sowing is carried out at the beginning of summer, and planting in a permanent place at the end.

Russian beauty

Sowing seeds for seedlings in early March, seedlings appear in a week. A pick in the phase of two true leaves. In open ground, seedlings are planted in April-May. When sown in open ground in June-July it blooms the next year.
The variety has large flowers with a diameter of 7-9 cm. Low, compact bushes grow up to 15 cm. The plant belongs to the early flowering varieties. Can be grown in full sun or partial shade. Unpretentious in cultivation. It grows well in small areas of land and has a high frost resistance. Suitable for decorating borders and flower beds, as well as for planting in balcony boxes and garden containers.

Viola can be sown directly into open ground, but it is often grown through seedlings. Sowing at home or in a greenhouse allows you to carefully care for each seedling, which means fewer seedlings die, which saves seeds. This is important if you have few seeds - for example, you bought a beautiful, expensive variety. Also, pansies are sown on seedlings when they want to get abundant flowering in the very first summer. For example, when growing viola in balcony boxes and in flowerpots, you need it to bloom magnificently already in the year of sowing, which means you need to sow earlier than in open ground.

When to sow pansies for seedlings

Soil mixture for sowing viola seedlings

The land mixture for sowing can be used ready-made, purchased at the store. To help the seedling roots develop better, add a little washed sand to the purchased soil. You can prepare the soil for viola seedlings yourself. Mix equal amounts of turf or garden soil, humus and sand. Stir the mixture and sieve. To prevent seedlings from being overwhelmed, steam the prepared mixture in a double boiler for an hour. Steaming will destroy not only pathogens, but also weed seeds.

Fill a sowing dish with wet potting soil and compact slightly. Spread the viola seeds evenly over the soil surface. The easiest way to do this is with a small piece of paper.

You need to water the crops using a fine spray. Moisten the soil surface liberally.

Cover the bowl with glass or place it in a clean plastic bag.

Pansy seeds do best in the dark, so place the bowl in a warm, dark place.

At a temperature of + 22 ° C, viola shoots appear 7-10 days after sowing. After emergence, place the bowl in a sunny place.

Make sure that the soil remains moderately moist at all times, and that drops after watering do not remain on the leaves. Remove the shelter a week after emergence.

Picking viola seedlings

When the seedlings of pansies have 2 true leaves, it's time to dive.

You can dive a viola into a box according to the 5x5 centimeters scheme, since it tolerates transplanting well at almost any stage of development, even during flowering. But such seedlings after planting in the ground will require more attention, because when planting from a box, the roots of the plants are damaged, and they need to recover. If you have enough space on the windowsill at home, then it is better to dive the pansies into separate pots.

The composition of the soil for picking is the same as for sowing viola, only there is no need to sift and steam the soil. Add 1 tablespoon of mineral fertilizer (Nitrofoska, Azofoska) to 2 liters of the mixture to the soil mixture. Mix well. Fill pots with it and condense a little. Plant pansy seedlings, one in each pot. When planting, make sure that the roots are freely placed in the hole and do not bend when filling it.

If the roots do not fit in the hole, then pinch them. Too elongated seedlings when diving, deepen to the cotyledonous leaves. Compact the soil around each seedling.

Water gently.

Start watering from the edge of the pot. If as a result of watering the soil has settled heavily, you can add it, but do not cover the cotyledon leaves.

Place the seedlings in a bright place. It is enough to maintain the temperature at the level of + 15 ... + 17. Monitor soil moisture. You need to feed the viola once every two weeks with a solution of mineral fertilizers for seedlings.

With the onset of warm weather, seedlings can be placed in a greenhouse or on a balcony: where the temperature will not fall below 0 ° C. If you do not have this opportunity, then 2 weeks before disembarking to a permanent place, start gradually accustoming her to the open air. In warm weather, keep pansy pots in partial shade to avoid leaf burns.

With proper care, by the end of May, the viola blooms and is ready for planting in a permanent place.

Planting seedlings of pansies in the ground

The soil for planting viola does not have to be fertile, but it is important that it is loose and breathable. Any cultivated garden soil will do.

If the soil on your site is clayey and heavy, then fill it with peat and sand and apply a complete mineral fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium at the rate of 30-40 g per 1 sq. M. Dig well.

The scheme for planting viola in a flower garden is 20 x 20 cm.If you plant flowers in one row, then the distance between the plants can be reduced to 15 cm.Pansy seedlings are planted in holes with a small (about 1 cm) deepening of the root collar.

Water the seedlings well after planting.

Further care consists in regular feeding, loosening and watering.

With a lack of moisture, viola quickly ends flowering, so the soil must be constantly kept moist.

In order for pansies to continue to bloom for as long as possible, set seeds must be removed in a timely manner, especially for plants planted in boxes and containers.

When planted in the ground, viola produces self-seeding. The dried bolls crack and shoot the seeds at some distance, so the next year after planting, the blooming viola can be found in the most unexpected places.

When the viola bushes have faded, cut them off, leaving 4-5 cm. After 2-3 weeks, new shoots will form from the dormant buds and flowering will resume, it will be especially abundant in the spring of next year.