Illustrated List: Winterflowering Pansies and Violas

Kew : Pansy Mello® 21 F1 Hybrid

Mello® 21 has twenty one different shades and bicolours from black through to white. The flowers are an excellent size without being too big, smooth, well rounded, firm and upward facing on compact plants, held clear of the small foliage. A true spring, summer and winter flowering bedding or container pansy. Combining both cold hardy and heat tolerant genetic lines, it features formula mixing of seed to ensure as near as possible a balance of all 21 colours.

Pansy : Chalon Supreme Wildberry Mixed

A stunning mixture of large ruffled flowered pansies in a dazzling wild berry blend of purple picotees and rose shades. Bushy compact plants flower over a long period brightening autumn, spring or summer containers.

Spring sowings will give flowers during early summer, whilst summer and autumn sowings will bloom the following winter or spring.

Pansy : Envy

A breeding breakthrough! The Green Pansy! Amazing, olive-green blooms borne on compact, bushy plants, flowering over a long period. Suitable for borders or containers in winter or summer displays. Occasionally changeable weather conditions may provide you with even more unique shades, gently washed in blue and yellow.

Pansy : Jolly Joker

Jolly Joker, awarded the AAS Medal 1990 and the 1990 Fleuroselect Gold Medal, is probably the most spectacular pansy of its class. The intense orange of its lower petals, contrasts sharply with the deep purple of the upper petals. The effect is both unusual and intriguing. A very versatile and hardy variety which can be sown early for summer flowers or in summer for flowering in autumn and spring and even; in mild winters, through the winter. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in).

Pansy : Mello® 21

Mello® 21 has twenty one different shades and bicolours from black through to white. The flowers are an excellent size without being too big, smooth, well rounded, firm and upward facing on compact plants, held clear of the small foliage. A true spring, summer and winter flowering bedding or container pansy. Combining both cold hardy and heat tolerant genetic lines, it features formula mixing of seed to ensure as near as possible a balance of all 21 colours.

Pansy : Petite Mixed F1

T&M believe that this is The Best Winter Flowering Pansy! Earlier and more floriferous than many old favourites, with the widest colour spectrum imaginable.

Very dwarf, compact plants, flowering over a long period in borders and containers. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in).

Pansy : Water Colours Mixed F1

Create a masterpiece with this fine mixture of the most delicate shades which has been an unqualified success wherever T&M have shown it. The colours work together in a way that brings raptuous comments wherever it is seen and it has performed well under adverse weather conditions both for colour, winter/ spring and summer flowering, for colour harmony and usefulness whether in containers, hanging baskets or bedding. Height: 15-20cm (6-8in).

Viola cornuta Endurio Mixed F1 Hybrid

The best winter flowering Viola! Gardeners have been growing larger winter flowering pansies for years, but after T&M's winter flowering trials we consider more gardeners should grow these smaller flowered violas. This delightful mixture of seven distinct colours will enhance semi-trailing plants tumbling over the sides of baskets or containers or can be grown as an effective ground cover in borders.

Unlike their larger cousins Endurio will keep on flowering throughout the winter whatever the weather! Spring sowings will give flowers during early summer, whilst summer and autumn sowings will bloom the following winter or spring.

Height: 30-35cm (12-14in).

Viola cornuta Valentine F1 Hybrid

Small compact plants produce masses of gorgeous flowers in this unique colour combination of rosy-pink surrounding a blushed white face with a primrose eye. Looks just as stunning in autumn, spring or summer containers as your sweetheart does on Valentine's Day.

Spring sowings will give flowers during early summer, whilst summer and autumn sowings will bloom the following winter or spring.

Height: 10-15cm (4-6in).

Viola hybrida Sorbet Yesterday Today & Tomorrow F1

Yesterday they were almost white, today they are light blue and tomorrow they will be deep blue. Totally unique, as each flower rapidly changes colour. In most areas they are more hardy than Universal Pansies and will provide winter colour when seldom else is flowering. Spectacular for spring bedding and containers.

Viola tricolor (Heartsease)

A charming and prolific baby pansy with an unbeatable combination of 3-4 colours in each FLOWER! It will flower continuously from summer to winter, is compact enough for rockeries, walls or edging and will self sow seedlings. Flowers summer to winter. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in). The petals make a colourful addition to green salads, can be candied to top desserts etc. or used to make violet soup. Write to us for a free leaflet with recipes for a wide range of edible flowers.

Viola x williamsiana Sweeties

The best ever dwarf Viola for containers! A unique mixture of small, attractive bicoloured flowers resembling tiny sweets. Compact plants are smothered in masses of flowers over a very long period, making it ideal for summer or winter flowering bedding displays.

Viola x williamsii Tiger Eyes F1. Hybrid

This impressive Viola is no freak of nature, rather the result of an impressive breeding programme. Attractive old-gold petals are inlaid with intricate black veins, contrasting with the fresh, dark green foliage. Create an eyecatching display in borders or containers. Suitable for summer or winter flowering.

Viola x wittrockiana Purple Rain F1 Hybrid

A sumptuous, deep purple 'mini pansy' with a vigorous spreading habit, perfect for adding to baskets, containers or Flower PouchesT as they will gently tumble over the edges creating a cascading effect. As they have good winter hardiness this makes them ideal for adding to autumn and spring displays.

Spring sowings will give flowers during early summer, whilst summer and autumn sowings will bloom the following winter or spring.