Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
Huge, fragrant, vivid scarlet blooms with a yellow eye are produced on a low, compact plant that flowers continuously throughout the growing season. This perennial can reach a height of 4 to 6 inches with a spread of 6 to 8 inches without becoming leggy in the heat.
Low maintenance, somewhat trailing, and with a vigorous root system, this pansy will do well in a perennial garden, walkway area, tree underplanting, and in a mass planting in a pot or container of at least 24 inches in height and width. Not particularly drought tolerant although it has a high resistance to heat. Winter hardy in zones 4 to 8.
Viola Penny™ Red Blotch Viola Care
This pansy grows best in full sun to partial shade in average but well-drained garden soil and is not fussy about pH. No deadheading is recommended although it may be pruned in early spring to remove any growth damaged over the winter.
Viola Penny™ Red Blotch Viola Spacing
Plant with a spacing of 6 inches apart when planted en masse in a perennial bed, walkway, tree underplanting and in a pot or container.
Viola Penny™ Red Blotch Viola Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade to Full Sun (3+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 6-11 Inches
- Mature Spread
- 6-11 Inches
- Growth Habit
- , Mounded
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Red
- Flower Description
- Red, Yellow
- Bloom Time
- Spring to Summer
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Fall Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Viola Penny™ Red Blotch Viola
- Botanical Name
- VIOLA 'PENNY RED BLOTCH'
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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