Family: Violaceae

Scientific Name: Viola x wittrockiana Karma Blue Butterfly

Common Name: Viola Karma Blue Butterfly

DescriptionAn interesting color mainly blue with a yellow center and bronze highlights.
Pronunciation(VI-oh-la)(wit-rock-i-A-na)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Perennial Tender
Hardiness Zone6
Sunlightfull sun in the spring and fall, some shade during the hot months
Moistureaverage to moist
Soil & Siteaverage, well drained
Temperaturegrows best in the cooler times of the year, reported to be hardy to zone #6, about minus 10 degrees F
Flowersnearly oval over lapping petals, some with blotches others without, large flowers 1-2 inches across
Dimensions8 inches
MaintenanceMany people bed out the Pansies in the early spring than remove them or transplant to shaded spot during the dry hot period of the summer.
Propagationseeds
Author's NotesIn one yard I maintained we would put a few hundred Pansies in containers in the early spring and than transplant to shaded areas of the garden in the summer (zone #5).
Notes & Reference#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage))
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