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My favourite edible flower – delicate petals of purple, cream and yellow to decorate salads and puddings. Can be sown and grown almost any month of the year.

Genus Viola
Group/Species tricolor
Variety Hearts Ease
Type Perennial (grown as an annual)
Common Name Wild Pansy
Border Position Kitchen Garden
Soil Type Broad Tolerance
Scent Unscented
Site Part Shade
Moisture Moist but Well-drained
Height 15cm (6in)
Spacing 15cm (6in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Sow under cover in seed trays or gutters in March and September. Direct sow April-August.
Care Tips Incorporate a slow-release fertiliser or give a balanced liquid feed every 2-3 weeks. Deadhead or pick regularly to prolong flowering and maintain a compact shape. If plants become leggy, a mid-season chop in July to 5cm (2in) above ground-level will help promote bushy re-growth.
Flowering Almost all year.
Vase Life This should last 7-10 days in a vase.
Harvesting Flower production: 4 months - keep picking and they will keep flowering.
Cooking Notes These flowers are edible, and are fantastic on top of a salad or as a cake decoration.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
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Hearts Ease (Viola tricolor) reviews

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Reviewed 8th August 2019 by Marion

Good seed and flowering plant, very small plant even now, but maybe due to weather conditions.

Beautiful little flowers

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Reviewed 16th July 2017 by Emily Bryan

Really very easy to grow and they look so pretty in my terracotta bowl. I will certainly be using them in salads, simply gorgeous.

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