Balcony
Pansies
Viola × wittrockiana
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
Garden pansies are hybrids bred in 19th-century England. They like it cool: they flower in early spring and autumn and fade in the heat. On a balcony they take light frosts well.
Pansies and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
No entry of their own in the ASPCA list; an ASPCA article on autumn plants lists pansies as non-toxic.
Care
- Watering
- about every 2 days in summer (April to September), every 6 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 0–22 °C
- On a balcony in winter
- hardy: it stays on the balcony and stands frost down to -15 °C
- Feeding
- March to June, every 3 weeks
- Grown
- in a pot
They like it cool: they bloom in spring and autumn and flag in the heat. They stand frost.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.