Viola x 'Bingo'
Royal Velvet Pansy
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Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Description
Large, showy flowers bloom well into warm weather. Color mix includes vivid shades of blue, white and yellow with blotches plus solid shades of violet, rose and scarlet. Grow as Annual. Ht:7". GARDEN HINTS: Remove faded flowers to prolong bloom.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Blooming
In colder climates, Violas are valuable for spring to summer color. In more mild climates, Violas provide color in winter as well. Deadhead plant to promote blooming.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Growth
Anuuals, biennials, evergreen, semi-evergreen, deciduos perennials and some deciduous subshrubs. Violas can withstand full sun to partial shade with few exceptions. Violas make great bedding plants, but excel in containers as well. Plants can exhibit weed-like behavior. Self-seeding occurs at fairly high rates.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Planting
In cold climates, Violas can be sown indoors during the winter for spring bloom. In warmer climates, plugs should be planted in fall for flowering from winter to spring.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Pest
Slugs, snails, aphids, and violet leaf midge. Viola is also vulnerable to powdery mildew, crown and root rot, rust, gray mold, spot anthracnose, fungal leaf spots, downy mildew, and mosaic viruses.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Interesting facts
Viola is found worldwide. There are around 500 known species.
Royal Velvet Pansy (Viola x 'Bingo') - Soil and irrigation
Does best in rich, well-draining soil that is kept moist. Plants grown in a rock garden prefer poor to moderately rich, gritty soil with excellent drainage. In an alpine house, the soil should be composed of equal amounts of loam, leaf mold, and grit (or tufa chips).
