pansy

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Helen Litchfield, secretary of the botany section at La Société Guernesiaise, said the team's efforts in propagating the dwarf pansy meant it was no longer at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

My own are his pansy collages, tightly packed, edge-to-edge congeries of overlapping floral faces that give off a bright radiance as well as well as a sense of menacing, staring eyes.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

“We had a bright orange, leopard pansy print, which did brilliantly last season, but we wondered whether you might feel a bit brash wearing it at home,” Cameron says.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

You can also try perennials such as the marsh marigold, Lily of the valley, astilbe, clematis, primrose, pansy and lamb’s ear.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2014

That evening, I tried feeding Quinby some petals from a late-blooming silver pansy.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate