Nothing says winter beauty more eloquently than pansies and their siblings — the viola or Johnny-Jump-Up — in our zone 7 gardens. Or as garden guru Felder Rushing defines them as "connecting fall to ...

Pansies and violas are cousins and look very similar except for the size of the flowers. Violas tend to be smaller, although there are varieties of violas that are now almost as big as a pansy.

Pansies and violas are some of the toughest cool-season annuals. If they’re planted in the early fall, they’ll begin blooming that season, through the winter and into the spring.

Five tips for growing pansies and violas. March 12, 2011 at 1:01 a.m. | Updated March 12, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. by Holly Leber ...

Pansies are violas like sunshine, rich organic soil and don't want to dry out. Violas can even make it through winter where the temperatures stay above about 10F.