Plant Information

Cool Wave® Lemon Spreading Pansy

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Plant Details:

Scientific Name: Viola x wittrockiana

Common Name: Spreading Pansy

Hardiness Zone: 5a - 5a

Hardiness Degree: -20°F (-28.9°C)

Blooming Season: Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn, Winter

Plant Habit: Spreading, Trailing

Water: Medium

Fertilize: Every two weeks

Spacing: 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)

Height: 6 - 8" (15 - 20cm)

Width: 24 - 30" (61 - 76cm)

Exposure: Sun

General Information: Excellent choice for containers, baskets and garden beds. Will overwinter through USDA Zone 5; in cold climates, mulch over Winter to provide added protection.

Grower Information:

Twice the spread…double the colour!
Wow 'em with Cool Wave – hands down, it’s the best pansy ever™ for Spring and Autumn! One trip to the garden centre for lush baskets or packs to use for garden planting is enough to convince anyone that Cool Wave is a cool-season gardener’s dream. It’s the fastest-growing, longest-lasting, truly trailing pansy™ you can grow!

Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: Spring 6 to 7 weeks, Autumn 4 to 5 weeks
  • The best-performing spreading pansy series delivers easy spreading colour™ for Spring and Autumn, so you can extend your growing and selling season for the popular Wave® brand.
  • More vigorous, with the most prostrate habit of any spreading pansy.
  • Cool Wave is outstanding in combos and as groundcover.
  • Superior overwintering hardiness – Cool Wave is the earliest pansy to return in the Spring.
  • Ideal for 4.5 to 6-in. (11 to 15-cm) pots, baskets and patio planters.

Clear, buttery lemon blooms show some genetic dark and light shading.

'PAS1077341'
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