Pansy named Halloween II
by J McCombie
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Pansy named Halloween II
Artist
J McCombie
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This piece has been featured in the FAA Group, "Exquisite Florals".
Halloween II has mid-size blooms which are a unique, uniform pure black colour without white markings on strong, short peduncles. On sunny days the base colour is a gorgeous purple-black with velvety blue highlights. The moustache is a lively lavender purple, sometimes light blue, the colour of which shows up on the very edges of the petals. It's centre eye is a golden yellow-orange. On dreary days, the black colour looks more like a black beet or wine red. It is an F1 hybrid which is improvement over its predecessor with increased well-branched and floriferous plants that overwinter with ease. Plants average 6-8 inches/15-20 cm in the garden. Bi-Annual Hybrid pansies and giant flowered violas grow faster than regular types. Suitable for small pots, containers, hanging baskets.
The pansy is a group of large-flowered hybrid plants cultivated as garden flowers. Pansies are derived from viola species Viola tricolor hybridized with other viola species, these hybrids are referred to as Viola wittrockiana. The pansy flower is two to three inches in diameter and has two slightly overlapping upper petals, two side petals, and a single bottom petal with a slight beard emanating from the flower's center. The plant may grow to nine inches in height, and prefers sun to varying degrees and well-draining soils.
The common names "pansy" and "violet" are often used interchangeably. When a distinction is made, plants considered to be pansies have four petals pointing upwards, and only one pointing down. Violets have three petals pointing up and two pointing down. Thus Viola cornuta is commonly referred to as a pansy.
The name pansy is derived from the French word pens"thought", and was imported into Late Middle English as a name of viola in the mid 15th century, as the flower was regarded as a symbol of remembrance. The name "love in idleness" was meant to imply the image of a lover who has little or no other employment than to think of his beloved one. The name "hearts-ease" came from the woman St. Euphrasia, whose name in Greek signifies cheerfulness of mind. The woman, who refused marriage and took the veil, was considered a pattern of humility, hence the name "humble violet".
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March 6th, 2017
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