A large flowered pansy that keeps going through frost and dull weather, holding its colour from autumn right through to spring.
The Cats series is the whiskered one. Each white bloom carries dark purple markings radiating from the centre, which read as a cat's face across a planting. Plants make a compact, bushy mound around 15 to 20cm tall and 20 to 25cm across, and flower from autumn right through to late spring, holding on through frosts that stop most other bedding.
Give it a place in full sun or light partial shade in moist, well drained soil and it settles quickly. It is fully hardy, and the winter flowering pansies sit out frost and snow then carry on flowering when the weather lifts. Deadhead the spent blooms and the display keeps going for months. Bees and other early pollinators work the flowers on mild days.
Supplied as three or six established plants in 1 litre root balls, ready to plant straight out into beds, borders, containers, window boxes or baskets.
Cultural Information
Common Name: Pansy, winter pansy
Fully Grown Height and Spread: 15 to 20cm x 20 to 25cm
Growth Habit: Compact, bushy and mounding
Perfect For: Beds, borders, containers, window boxes and hanging baskets
Foliage: Mid green, oval to spoon shaped leaves
Flowering Time: Autumn to late spring, October to May
Planting Position: Full sun to partial shade; fully hardy; happy in patio pots and containers
Soil Type: Moist but well drained, humus rich
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Maintenance: Low; deadhead spent blooms and feed occasionally while flowering
Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and spring
Type: Hardy bedding pansy, grown as seasonal colour
