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Swiss Giant Mixture Pansy
Swiss Giant Mixture Pansies deliver outsized blooms on compact plants, making them a showstopping choice for gardeners in zones 4 through 9. These open-pollinated annuals reach just 4 to 5 inches tall with a tidy 12-inch spread, yet produce flowers that stretch 3 to 4 inches across in a dazzling palette of crimson, rose, canary yellow, blue, purple, and white, many with distinctive blotched petal markings. From seed to bloom takes 90 to 99 days, making them reliable performers for spring and fall gardens that appreciate cool weather.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
4-9
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Stats
5 in
Height
TypeSpreading
Spacing
12
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
—
Zones
4-9
Size
5in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
High
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Highlights
The blooms are genuinely giant for such a compact plant, with 3 to 4 inch flowers that seem almost too bold for their 4 to 5 inch frames. The color range spans the full spectrum from deep crimsons and purples through sunny canary yellows to pristine whites, with many flowers displaying striking blotched patterns that add depth and intrigue. These pansies are refreshingly easy to grow from seed and thrive in cool summers, rewarding patient gardeners with weeks of prolific flowering.
Common Uses
Swiss Giant Mixture Pansies are grown for their ornamental blooms, used to create vibrant spring and fall garden displays, container arrangements, and landscape color. Their compact mounding habit and generous flower production make them popular choices for flowerbeds, borders, and decorative potted arrangements where continuous color is desired.
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your intended transplant date to allow adequate time for germination and seedling development before reaching garden size.
Transplant Outdoors
Transplant seedlings outdoors after they develop true leaves and hardening off is complete. Space plants 12 inches apart in beds or gardens where they will receive full sun.
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Companion Planting
Scientific Classification
Viola x wittrockiana
Growth Habit
Spreading