Heartsease
This is a charming and prolific baby pansy with an unbeatable combination of 3 or 4 colours in each flower! It will flower continuously from summer to winter, is compact enough for rockeries, walls or edging and will self-sow seedlings. It flowers from the summer to winter. Height: 15-23cm. The petals make a colourful addition to green salads, can be candied to top desserts or used to make violet soup.
Best sown where they are to flower in spring, or late summer/early autumn for overwintering. Sow 3mm deep in rows 30cm apart in well cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Thin out the seedlings to 15cm apart. They will grow in sun or part shade and in ordinary garden soil.