Scientific Name: Viola tricolor.
English Name: Wild Pansy, Johnny-Jump-Up or Heartsease.
French Name: La Pensée sauvage or la pensée tricolore.
5 Key Characters:
The specimen below may be a naturalised Garden Pansy several generations from its garden origins, or perhaps a hybrid between a Garden Pansy and a Wild Pansy. The petals overlap sufficiently to indicate it may not be a pure Wild Pansy.
Habitat: Wasteland, arable land, dry grassland, dunes.
Flowering Period: February-March-April-May-June-July-August-September.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photos are numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 Garden Pansy naturalised for several generations or hybrid with Wild Pansy.
English Name: Wild Pansy, Johnny-Jump-Up or Heartsease.
French Name: La Pensée sauvage or la pensée tricolore.
5 Key Characters:
- Flowers 1.5 - 2.5 cm from top to bottom.
- Flowers yellow, blue-violet or a combination of both.
- Petals flat.
- Petals do not overlap.
- Can be annual or perennial.
The specimen below may be a naturalised Garden Pansy several generations from its garden origins, or perhaps a hybrid between a Garden Pansy and a Wild Pansy. The petals overlap sufficiently to indicate it may not be a pure Wild Pansy.
Habitat: Wasteland, arable land, dry grassland, dunes.Flowering Period: February-March-April-May-June-July-August-September.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photos are numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 Garden Pansy naturalised for several generations or hybrid with Wild Pansy.
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