Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 7632 / SEEDWORLD.COM FEBRUARY 2017 PANSY USES: An annual bedding plant, pansies are used for garden decoration in cooler growing seasons. CATEGORIES: Large (3-4 inches) Medium (2-3 inches) Multiflora (1-2 inches) Trailing FUN FACTS: Pansies are edible and pair well with lettuces. They can be candied and used to decorate sweets or other dishes. A BIT OF HISTORY Pansies are forever linked to the viola, its ancestor — a large genus containing 500 species. Violas were familiar to people living in Greece in the 4th century B.C. The center of origin for violas was continental Europe. The hardy but delicate viola was cultivated by the Greeks for herbal medicinal use and much later inspired William Shakespeare to write of romance. BREEDERS: Ernst Benary PanAmerican Seed Sakata Syngenta /Goldsmith Seeds Takii and Co. Ltd. ORIGIN: United Kingdom and Europe FAMILY: Violaceae GENUS: Viola Source: National Garden Bureau.