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A splash of vivid bright color where ever you want it. Mix the shades of yellow and orange with red and purple.
Photo: Brax - VPC
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Pansies Help Keep the Winter Blues at Bay.
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Pansies tough it out giving great winter color to bees and man.
Photo: Brax - VPC |
W
ouldn't it be great to have beautiful flowers all winter long... without the use of an expensive greenhouse? Well, the so called puny pansy is no pushover and can persevere through some of the harshest climates in our region and plump right back into glorious shape when the snow and frigid temperatures receed by noon.
It is hard to believe that here in the desert Southwest you can find such floral beauty during the winter. But, it's true. The pansy comes in so many colors and the great things is that they are all bright and vivid and with great contrast. And don't forget the little face that can be seen in their dramatic markings.
What is even more impressive is that the pansy will survive... indeed, thrive... even in the Upper Valley even when the temperatures drop all the way to almost 20 degrees below freezing. On the Westside the temperatures are as harsh and pansies will blush all day long.
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Pansies blend colors so beautifully that you will be thought of as an artist.
Photo: Brax - VPC |
Under the harshest conditions it is best to cover the pansy with a bucket, box or plastic during the coldest nights. And when the sun beams the next morning the pansy will be right there beaming back.
Given that the word pansy is often associated with a weakling... it is hard to imagine a more ill fitting stereotype for this mighty mini.
This is the flower that will keep your doorway, garden, walkway and patio full of magnificent color from October to May in the valley and from November to April closer to the mountain.
Prepared by WestsideReader staff.
(Photos: Brax - Valley Publishing Company)
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