Wild Pansy | Plant Information

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Malpighiales

Family:

Violaceae (Violet)

Also in this family:

Common Dog Violet, Dune Pansy, Field Pansy, Garden Pansy, Mountain Pansy, Sweet Violet, Wood Dog Violet

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Annual or Perennial

Maximum Size:

45 centimetres tall

Habitats:

Beaches, farmland, gardens, grassland, meadows, sand dunes, seaside, wasteland.

Flower:

Variable in colour, 5 petals

Either violet-coloured or violet and yellow, rarely entirely yellow, up to 2.5cm. Spur is longer than sepals.

Fruit:

A 3-valved capsule, splitting open when ripe to release the seeds.

Leaves:

Alternate, short stalks, stipules present. The leaves are broadly lanceolate in shape and have round-toothed margins. The stipules are pinnate and leafy and the lobes are lanceolate with toothed margins.

Other Names:

Banewort, Banwort, Bird's-Eye, Bouncing Bet, Bullweed, Call-me-to-you, Come-and-cuddle-me, Cuddle Me, Cull Me, European Wild Pansy, Flower-o'luce, Godfathers and Godmothers, Heart's Delight, Heart's-ease, Hens-and-Roosters, Herb Constancy, Herb Trinitas, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, Johnny Jump Up, Johnny Jumper, Jump-up, Kiss-her-in-the-Buttery, Kiss-me-quick, Kit-run-about, Kit-run-in-the-Fields, Ladies' Delight, Live-in-Idleness, Love Idol, Love-in-Idleness, Love-lies-Bleeding, Loving Idol, Meet-me-in-the-Entry, Miniature Pansy, Pansy Violet, Pink-eyed John, Pink-o'-the-Eye, Stepmother, Three-coloured Violet, Three-Faces-in-a-Hood, Three-Faces-under-a-Hood, Tickle-my-fancy, Trinitaria.

Frequency (UK):

Occasionally seen

Similar Species:

Dune Pansy

Field Pansy