your #1 choice for pansies & violas
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I N C L U D E S N E W 2 0 2 0 I N T R O D U C T I O N S
YOUR #1 CHOICE FOR PANSIES & VIOLAS
L O O K I N S I D E F O R
B E S T- I N - C L A S S V A R I E T I E S !
Q U I C K R E F E R E N C E C H A R T
Series MATRIX® SPRING MATRIX™
FRIZZLE SIZZLE
PANOLA® XP & PANOLA®
COOL WAVE®
FRIZZLE SIZZLE MINI
QUICKTIME™ SORBET® XP & SORBET®
Outstanding Features & Benefits
This is the pansy you want for longer days and warmer growing. Matrix features uniform timing and plant habit, with a tight bloom window so all colors ship in the same week in Fall.
Designed for cool-season, short-day growing conditions, Spring Matrix is your best option for plants that look better, last longer and have the tightest flowering window for less dump.
Specialty ruffled flower form grabs attention in cool-season end cap displays, containers and “close-up” landscapes.
Panola XP includes landscaper-friendly clear colors perfect for mixing up custom blends, and they offer exceptional overwintering, uniform habit and a tight flowering window.
The best-performing spreading pansy series delivers easy spreading color for Spring and Fall, so you can extend your growing season, and Cool Wave beats other pansies hands down for vigor and overwintering.
Unique frilly viola for cool-season production is great for smaller containers and “close-up” landscapes.
Flowering two weeks faster than comparable series, Quicktime allows you to sow your viola crop two weeks later and still ship on time in Spring.
Sorbet XP’s genetics offer a uniform plant habit and tight bloom window for precise, programmable, predictable growing and shipping of the highest-quality plants.
Habit & Vigor
Less stretch due to unique plant architecture that grows out rather than up
Less stretch due to unique plant architecture that grows out rather than up
Moderate vigor; upright, mounding habit
Moderate to strong vigor; uniform, upright, mounding habit
Vigorous plants ultimately spread up to 24 to 30 in./ 60 to 75-cm in containers
Moderate vigor; mounding habit, covered in 1 to 1.5-in./3 to 4-cm frilly blooms
Compact plants have a uniform habit and are covered in 1 to 1.5-in./3 to 4-cm blooms
Compact Sorbet XP delivers the most uniform viola for habit, vigor and timing
Color Range
Total colors: 26Mixtures: 17
Total colors: 22Mixtures: 6
Total colors: 8Mixtures: 1
Total colors: 19 Mixtures: 9
Total colors: 14Mixtures: 3
Total colors: 3Mixture: 1
Total colors: 6 Total colors: 44Mixtures: 12
Type Extra-large pansy Large pansy Ruffled pansy Multiflora pansy Spreading pansy Ruffled viola Viola cornuta Viola cornuta
More details inside.
FRIZZLE SIZZLEThe ultimate in cool displays
This unique, frilly bloom style gets even more pronounced in cool conditions, so Spring is the ideal season for showing off that Frizzle Sizzle.
F1 RUFFLED PANSYViola x wittrockiana
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmSpread: 8 to 10 in./20 to 25 cmFlower size: 2.5 in./6 cmPlug crop time: 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Spring 6 to 8 weeks, Fall 4 to 6 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. This series offers more unique and bold colors than any other of its type.The frilly flower form is grEat for cool-season end cap displays, and it looks great in containers and “close-up” landscapes.Stronger ruffling occurs in cool conditions, so Spring production is perfect for this pansy.Ideal for 4-in. (10-cm) and larger pots.
SPRING MATRIX™
Your simplest solution for Spring
If you’re using another pansy series and you’re not happy with the uniformity or plant habit, try Spring Matrix. Spring Matrix is designed for cool-season, short-day growing conditions – or when you need a large bloom that maintains good presentation under cold, dark, wet Winter production. F1 LARGE-FLOWERED PANSY Viola x wittrockiana
Height: 8 in./20 cmSpread: 8 to 10 in./20 to 25 cmFlower size: 3 in./8 cmPlug crop time: 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Spring 6 to 7 weeks, Fall 4 to 5 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. Spring Matrix plants look better, last longer and have the tightest flowering window for less dump. They offer superior branching without stretching, which puts more flowers on every plant. Its flowers are optimized for production in Winter and Spring to improve presentation. This variety was grower-tested and selected in the northern United States and Europe.Ideal for packs and 4-in. (10-cm) pots.
MATRIX®
Easier Fall production
Matrix is the pansy you want for longer days and warmer growing. Uniformity of timing and plant habit simply can’t be beat by any other varieties in the marketplace. Only Matrix has a tight bloom window that allows shipping of all colors in the same week in Fall.
F1 EXTRA-LARGE-FLOWERED PANSY Viola x wittrockiana
Height: 8 in./20 cmSpread: 8 to 10 in./20 to 25 cmFlower size: 3.5 in./9 cmPlug crop time: 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Spring 6 to 8 weeks, Fall 4 to 6 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. Less handling, less waste and exceptional holding power increase your profitability.Seven-day bloom window across all colors in Fall production makes scheduling and growing easy.Extra-large flowers hold up to the heat and PGR stress in Summer/Fall production.Ideal for packs and 4-in. (10-cm) pots.
PANOLA® XP & PANOLA®
Mix ’n match made easy!
Panola XP genetics come with a tight 5 to 7-day flowering window, very uniform habit and shorter peduncles across a broad array of colors…including landscaper-friendly clear colors perfect for mixing up custom blends.
F1 MULTIFLORA PANSYViola x wittrockiana
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmSpread: 8 to 10 in./20 to 25 cmFlower size: 2 to 2.25 in./5 to 6 cmPlug crop time: 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Spring 4 to 5 weeks, Fall 3 to 4 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. Both Panola XP and standard colors outperform standard medium-flowered varieties in all kinds of conditions. The exceptional overwintering ability makes Panola the best choice for overwintering guarantee pansy programs. Free-flowering, well-branched and compact, the early-blooming plants maintain their garden height with less stretch in warm climates. Standard Panola varieties offer novelties that may not match XP series for habit/timing. Ideal for packs and 4-in. (10-cm) pots.
Find product & growing info on these pansies and violas, plus the full family of PanAmerican Seed products, at panamseed.com.
With the ease and efficiency of PanAmerican Seed® on your shelf, you are in control of sowing, growing and shipping your pansy and viola crops. Make PanAmerican Seed your one-stop-shop — no need to open any other catalog!
PANSIES & VIOLAS More details to help you choose. Then open for all your color options.
COOL WAVE®
The best pansy ever!
Cool Wave spreading pansies crush competing varieties in trailing and filling containers. Plus, Cool Wave beats other pansies hands down for vigor and overwintering. And only Cool Wave packs the selling power of the Wave Brand.
F1 SPREADING PANSYViola x wittrockiana
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cm/Spread: 24 to 30 in./61 to 76 cmFlower size: 2 to 2.5 in./5 to 6 cmPlug crop time: 4 to 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Spring 6 to 7 weeks, Fall 4 to 5 weeksUSDA Hardiness Zones: to Zone 5 (-20°F/-29°C minimum temperature)Supplied as primed seed. The best-performing spreading pansy, great for Spring and Fall, extends your growing season for the Wave Brand.With the most prostrate habit, it is great in combos and as groundcover. More vigorous than any other spreading pansy.Superior overwintering Cool Wave is the earliest pansy to return in the Spring.Ideal for 4.5 to 6-in. (11 to 15-cm) pots, baskets and patio planters.
SORBET® XP & SORBET®
Send the best-looking violas to retail
Sorbet XP genetics deliver a uniform plant habit and the tightest bloom window, so you grow and ship the highest-quality violas. Plants cover the soil at flowering, with more blooms on every plant and less stretching. Grower to retailer to landscaper to garden… everyone’s satisfied with Sorbet XP!
F1 VIOLAViola cornuta
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmSpread: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cm Flower size: 1 to 1.5 in./3 to 4 cmPlug crop time: 4.5 to 5 weeksTransplant to finish: Early Spring 6 to 9 weeks, Fall 4 to 5 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. Sorbet XP needs fewer PGRs, with superior holdability and less shrink.F1 vigor assures greater germination and earliness, along with excellent plug and garden performance.These early-blooming plants remain compact in both heat and cold, so they are standout performers in Spring and Fall.Both free-flowering series perform across a wide range of climatic conditions and have excellent overwintering.Standard Sorbet varieties offer novelties that may not match XP series for habit/timing.Ideal for packs and 4-in. (10-cm) pots.
We have your complete pansy and viola assortment for landscapes, baskets or containers, with the core colors and novelties you want, and the dependable, proven performance you expect from PanAmerican Seed.
These varieties are your top choices for Spring and Fall planting. Large to small blooms or upright to trailing habits, you will find an exciting range of core colors, novelties and mixes to meet your needs and exceed your customer’s expectations.
FRIZZLE SIZZLE MINIAdd a specialty ruffled look to violas!
The viola flower with an attractive edge! Their frilly blooms gets even more pronounced in cool conditions like Frizzle Sizzle, so Spring is perfect for this new mini format.
F1 RUFFLED VIOLAViola cornuta
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmSpread: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmFlower size: 1.25 to 1.5 in./3 to 4 cmPlug crop time: 4.5 to 5 weeksTransplant to finish: 6 to 7 weeksSupplied as raw and primed seed. The series adds a unique frilly flower form to violas.Great for containers or “close-up” landscapes.Best for cool-season in early Spring or Fall; stronger ruffling occurs in cool conditions.Spring production is recommended.
QUICKTIME™Early-blooming, free-flowering plants provide bright color in early Spring and Fall gardens
With two weeks faster flowering time, Quicktime requires less labor and less heat in the greenhouse, so the cost savings quickly add up!
F1 VIOLAViola cornuta
Height: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmSpread: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cmFlower size: 1 to 1.5 in./3 to 4 cmPlug crop time: 4.5 to 5 weeks.Transplant to finish: Spring 5 to 6 weeks, Fall 3 to 4 weeksSupplied as primed seed. Quicktime varieties are screened and selected for reduced daylength sensitivity.Quicktime is programmable and saves time for growers.Quicktime is a well-branched, full-bodied plant that fills out the pot or pack.Quicktime has ‘Hyperflora’ flowering power, which means it has multiple blooms at first flower and continues with fast secondary and tertiary flowering.Growers can use Quicktime to come to market earlier than other violas, or they can use Quicktime to transplant up to two weeks later and still ship during the traditional viola market window.
MATRIX®
SPRING MATRIX™
FRIZZLE SIZZLE
PANOLA® XP & PANOLA®
COOL WAVE®
FRIZZLE SIZZLE MINI
SORBET® XP & SORBET®
QUICKTIME™
Primrose Lemon Yellow Orange RoseWhite True Blue Purple White Blotch Yellow Blotch Rose BlotchLight Blue Red Blotch OceanBlue Blotch Improved
Deep Blue Blotch
BeaconsfieldSolar Flare Sunrise Rose Wing Red Wing
Morpheus Lavender Shades Tanzanite Mixture
Autumn Blaze Mixture
Blotch Mixture
Ocean Breeze Mixture
Coastal Sunrise Mixture
Raspberry Sundae Mixture
MixtureRuby MixtureClear Mixture
Citrus Mixture
Halloween Mixture
Harvest Mixture
Tricolor Mixture
Amethyst Mixture
Jewels Mixture
Amber Mixture
Topaz and Garnet Mixture
Denim
White Lemon Yellow Deep Orange Rose ScarletPrimrose Rose BlotchBlue Red BlotchPurple White Blotch Yellow Blotch Ocean Blue Blotch Pink ShadesLavender Shades Sangria Blue Wing Midnight GlowPurple & White
Blotch MixtureTricolor Mixture MixtureClear Mixture Daffodil Mixture Pastel Mixture
Beaconsfield
XP White XP Yellow XP Deep Orange
XP Scarlet XP True Blue
XP Purple XP White Blotch
XP Yellow Blotch
XP Sunburst XP Beaconsfield XP Deep Blue Blotch
XP FireXP Marina XP Rose Picotee XP Purple Face
XP Autumn Blaze Mixture
XP Baby Boy Mixture
XP Citrus Mixture
XP Halloween Mixture
XP Blackberry Sundae Mixture
XP Clear Mixture XP Blotch Mixture
XP Mixture
Primrose Yellow & Purple
Pink Shades Lilac Shades
Silhouette Mixture
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White Golden Yellow
Blue Skies Sunshine ’N Wine Frost Violet Wing Pastel Mixture
MixtureBerries ‘N Cream Mixture
FireBlueberry Swirl
RaspberryMorphoPurple Lemon Raspberry Swirl
Icy BlueLilac IceLemon Chiffon
Orchid Rose Beacon
Honeybee
Carmine Rose
Fire Antique Shades
Midnight Glow
Ruby Gold Yellow Blue Jump Up
Black Delight
XP White XP Yellow XP Deep Orange
XP Lavender Pink
XP Blackberry XP White Blotch
XP Pink HaloXP Lemon Ice Blotch
XP Purple XP Yellow Jump Up
XP Lemon Jump Up
XP White Jump Up
XP Yellow Blotch
XP Primrose Blotch
XP Orange Jump Up
XP Marina
XP Delft BlueFleuroselect Gold Medal
XP Denim Jump Up
XP YTT
XP Raspberry
XP True Blue
XP Red Blotch
XP Purple Face
XP Blue Blotch
XP Yellow Burgundy Jump
Up
XP Pink Wing
XP MorphoSpring/cool temperature bloom color
XP MorphoFall/warm
temperature bloom color
XP Harvest Mixture
XP MixtureXP Ocean Breeze Mixture
XP Raspberry Sundae Mixture
XP Blackberry Sundae Mixture
XP Blueberry Sundae Mixture
XP Lemon Parfait
Mixture
XP Jump Up Mixture
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XP Citrus Mixture
XP Beaconsfield XP Yellow Pink Jump Up
XP Spring Select
Mixture
XP Blotch Mixture
XP Autumn Select
Mixture
Purple ShadesYellow Tapestry Mixture
Blue Purple Jump Up
Lemon Jump Up
MickeyWhite Blotch Yellow Violet Jump Up
Yellow Blue Jump Up
Yellow Purple Wing
Midnight Glow
Orange RaspberryYellow-Blue Swirl
BurgundyBlueYellow MixtureLemonadeLemonberry
XP Neptune
Rose Wing Violet
Beacon
Strawberry Swirl
MATRIX®
Actual size: 1-1.5/3-4 cm
Actual size: 3 in./8 cm
Actual size: 2.5 in./6 cm
Actual size: 2.25 in./6 cm
Actual size: 1.25 in./3 cm
Actual size: 2-2.5 in./5-6 cm
Actual size: 1-1.5/3-4 cm
SPRING MATRIX®
Actual size: 3.5 in./9 cm
FRIZZLE SIZZLE
PANOLA® XP & PANOLA®
COOL WAVE®
FRIZZLE SIZZLE MINI
QUICKTIME™
SORBET® XP & SORBET®
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