Pansy flowers (Viola x wittrockiana), members of the Violaceae plant family, are hybrids that originated in early 19th-century England. Europeans cultivated these delicate, wild blossoms for their gardens. Horticulturalists modified pansies to grow in white and black, a rainbow of hues including violet, red, orange, yellow, gold, bronze, blue and pink, and mixed colors. Dark blotches in the center of a pansy flower form what is sometimes referred to as a face.
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Pansies have always been a favorite early spring flower, as they can withstand temperatures to 25ยบ at night.
They require mostly sun, although in the summer a little shade would help save them from the scorching hot sun. Choose strong plants with thick stems and leaves that are close together.
Plant pansies in groups. They will make a more effective and attractive display.
Fertilize your pansies regulary- with any water soluble plant food or granulated slow release food- during the season. They prefer to be moist but never soggy. If the weather turns very cold, it's best to let the soil be dry during these times. The plant will bounce back quicker from a freeze when it's a little wilted.
Remove spent blooms to keep it producing more flowers. In the summer heat, you may want to cut the plant back (prune) and cover it slightly with some taller sun plants or a little mulch. Since Pansies are cool weather bloomers, the stress of summer can take it's toll on them. As soon as cooler weather returns, your pansies will perk up as well.
Pansies can be used as a garnish in salads, and also can be eaten. 
They also make great flowers for pressing. Put them in a flower press or large heavy book and wait a month or so. Frame them, or add to stationary. 
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I appreciate your tips on pansies. Thank you so much for letting me know they will bloom again the following year. We have always dug up the dried, dead plants and thrown them away! :-( I will take your advice about planting other plants by them that will provide shield from the hot summer sun! Thanks again! :-)
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