Cutting from the garden - part 3

Cutting from the Garden - Part 3: Pansies & Violas

Learn the art of cutting cut-and-come-again flowers. In this lesson, you will learn where and how to cut pansies and violas for a flourishing garden.

Remember that bulbs aren't cut and come again, which is why you plant so many in autumn.

Violas and pansies are cut and come again, though, so if you don't cut them, you have to dead-head them.

Arthur cuts quite a few, going right into the heart of the plant to ensure that it produces lots of flowers. The nice thing about them is that they're scented and smell quite sweet.

Cutting quite a substantial amount of these plants allows them to bush out, rather than going leggy and going to seed. After cutting, the pansies and violas will be back within 2 weeks.

Cut Only What Your Pot Will Allow

If your bulb lasagne is in a sheltered space, such as under a porch, it will flower all winter long.

Where to Cut Pansies and Violas

You want to cut them in the heart of the plant and down to the main stem. To make sure they flower really well, when cutting the flowers off, make sure you go back to the joint of the plant. In the main body, where you meet a pair of leaves you will get auxiliary bulbs growing.

Plant Directory

Tulips

• 'Ballerina'
• 'Copper Image'
• 'Veronique Sanson'

Pansy

• Burgundy

Viola

• 'Tiger Eye Red'