Johnny-Jump-Up (Field Pansy, Miniature Pansy)
Viola tricolor and hybrids. VIOLACEAE.
Planting and Growing Johnny-Jump-Up
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Johnny-jump-up in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Johnny-jump-up
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Johnny-jump-up
- Season of bloom and planting time for Johnny-jump-up
- When, how deep, and where to plant Johnny-jump-up
- How to plant Johnny-jump-up
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Johnny-jump-up
- Landscape and container uses of Johnny-jump-up
- Comments about Johnny-jump-up and its features
Growing Johnny-Jump-Up
Many cultivars of short-lived, low, mounding, tufted, deciduous perennial herbs, 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) tall. Shiny or matte, green, oval or lance-shaped, pointed, deeply lobed leaves, 1–2 in. (25–50 mm) long.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many apricot, blue, lavender, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow, multicolored, rounded, flat-faced, 5‑petaled flowers, 1/2–7/8‑in. (12–22‑mm) wide, with overlapping petals, in early spring–summer, zones 2–8; winter–spring, zones 9–10.
Best Climates
Semi-hardy. Self-seeding. Plant as annual, zones 2–6; ground hardy, zones 7–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained soil. Fertility: Rich–average. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring, zones 2–8; autumn, zones 9–10, in full sun to partial shade, 4–8 in. (10–20 cm) apart, when soil is workable.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Mulch. Deadhead spent blossoms to promote new buds. Protect from heat. Propagate by division, offsets, runners, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for borders, containers, edgings, ground covers in cottage, meadow, small-space, woodland gardens. Disease resistant. Slug, snail susceptible.