pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
pansy (syn. Viola × wittrockiana)
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average
- Flowering period: Milder spells from October to May
- Hardiness: Fully hardy (but short-lived)
'Cool Wave Frost' produces breathtaking displays with its frosty white and blue blooms that intensify in cooler weather. This short-lived perennial, typically grown as an annual, delivers reliable two-tone colour through the chill of the cooler months, and the flat-faced flowers emerge white then develop stunning blue frosting from the edges as they mature. As part of the Cool Wave Series, this pansy possesses remarkable vigour and resilience, blanketing planters and baskets in vivid swathes of frosty white and blue.
Plant out in compost or well-drained, humus-rich soil that is not frozen or prone to waterlogging. Protect young plants from slug damage using environmentally friendly slug pellets or beer traps. Deadhead the spent blooms to prolong flowering.