Ruffles Dark Heart Pansy 4 Inch Live Plant – Viola × wittrockiana 'Ruffles Dark Heart'

Make a bold statement in your cool-season garden with Ruffles Dark Heart Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana 'Ruffles Dark Heart'), an eye-catching member of the Ruffles Series. This compact variety produces large, intensely frilled double flowers in rich, velvety dark purple accented by bright yellow edges, creating dramatic color contrast from fall through spring.

Lightly fragrant and free-flowering, this pansy performs well in cool weather while offering excellent tolerance to both heat and snow. Ideal for flower beds, borders, window boxes, hanging baskets, and patio containers, it also attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, adding beauty and pollinator activity to the landscape.

Plant Size: 4-Inch Nursery Pot

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, flower color intensity, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, flower count, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

🔹 BULLET POINTS:

• Live Ruffles Dark Heart Pansy in a 4-inch nursery pot
• Botanical Name: Viola × wittrockiana 'Ruffles Dark Heart'
• Large, intensely frilled double flowers
• Velvety dark purple blooms with bright yellow edges
• Lightly fragrant flowers
• Blooms from fall through spring in suitable climates
• Compact, free-flowering growth habit
• Heat and snow tolerant
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
• Excellent for flower beds, borders, containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets
• Best grown in full sun to partial shade
• Moderate water needs
• USDA Hardiness Zones 4–9
• Mature size: approximately 6–8 inches tall and 6 inches wide

🧾 MATERIALS:

• Live Ruffles Dark Heart Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana 'Ruffles Dark Heart')
• 4-inch nursery pot
• Growing medium

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Ruffles Dark Heart Pansy
Scientific Name: Viola × wittrockiana 'Ruffles Dark Heart'
Plant Type: Annual or Short-Lived Perennial
Life Cycle: Annual / Short-Lived Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Very Dark Purple with Yellow Edges
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
Water: Moderate
USDA Zone: 4–9