Pansy 'Delta Pro Red with Blotch' (Viola x wittrockiana) – Hardy Winter Flowering Bedding (18 Plants in 2 x 9-Cell Trays)

Pansy 'Red Blotch' is a classic winter and spring bedding plant, with rich red flowers, each marked with a bold dark central blotch. You get 18 plants, growing one to a cell in 2 plastic 9-cell trays, ready to plant out.

Garden pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are some of the most reliable bedding plants for cool-season colour. They flower generously from autumn through to late spring, and the neat, compact, bushy habit works well in mixed or single-variety displays. The mid-green leaves are oval to heart-shaped with slightly wavy margins.

Plant them in full sun or partial shade, in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. They suit beds, borders, window boxes, patio pots and hanging baskets, so they will grow happily in a container as well as in the ground. Winter flowering types like this are tough outdoors and will carry on flowering when frosty weather lifts.

Deadhead regularly to encourage continuous flowering, and water consistently without letting the compost become waterlogged.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Pansy, Garden Pansy
• Botanical Name: Viola x wittrockiana
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 15-23cm tall and 15-30cm wide (variety dependent)
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, low-growing bedding plant
• Perfect For: Beds, borders, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, patio pots
• Foliage: Mid-green, oval to heart-shaped leaves with slightly wavy margins
• Flowering Time: Autumn through to late spring (variety and conditions dependent)
• Flower Colour: Red with a dark central blotch
• Planting Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates most soil types
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Maintenance: Deadhead regularly and water consistently without waterlogging
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and spring
• Type: Hardy bedding plant