what's a pansy?

Question

just wondering

Answer 1

The Pansy or Pansy Violet is a cultivated garden flower. It is derived from the wildflower called the Heartsease or Johnny Jump Up (Viola tricolor), and is sometimes given the subspecies name Viola tricolor hortensis. However, many garden varieties are hybrids and are referred to as Viola × wittrockiana. The name "pansy" also appears as part of the common name of a number of wild flowers belonging, like the cultivated Pansy, to the violet genus Viola. One or two unrelated flowers such as the Pansy Monkeyflower also have "pansy" in their name.

Pansies have been bred in the south, ranging from gold and orange though to purple, violet, and a blue so deep as to be almost black. They are quite a hardy plant, growing well in sunny or partially sunny positions. Pansies are technically biennials that normally have two-year life cycles. The first year they only produce greenery; they bear flowers and seeds in their second year of growth, and afterwards die like annuals.


Most gardeners buy biennials as packs of young plants from the garden center and plant them directly into the garden soil. Gardeners interested in rarer cultivars can plant seeds indoors in early November for plants ready in the spring. Under good conditions, pansies and viola are perennial plants, although they are generally treated as annual or biennial plants because they get very leggy and overgrown after a few years. The mature plant grows to 9 inches (23 cm) high, and the flowers are two to three inches (about 6 cm) in diameter.

Pansies are hardy in zones 4-8. They can survive light freezes or a little snow, but not for very long. In warmer climates, zones 9-11, pansies can bloom over the winter, and are often planted in the fall. In these climates, pansies have been known to reseed themselves and come back the next year. Pansies are not very heat-tolerant - once the temperature gets over a certain point they will become leggy and stop blooming.

Pansies should be watered thoroughly about once a week, depending on climate and recent rainfall. For maximum bloom, plant food about every other week, according to the plant food directions. Regular deadheading can extend the blooming period.

Answer 2

Well a pansy is a flower so when you call someone a pansy you refer to the fragility of a flower.

Answer 3

A pansy is a pretty flower that is often deep purple with yellow towards the center.

Answer 4

A pansy is a flower. Although it looks sweet and delicate it can survive when other flowers of summer succumb to the cold of Autumn.

Answer 5

A type of flower, or do you mean a wimp?
A pansy is a term used for a person being wimpy, someone who is weak, or basically not capable of being a tough guy.

Answer 6

a pansy is like a person who is afraid to do something and i also heard it's a type of violet.

Answer 7

It's a flower.
I also believe it's a not-so nice thing to call someone.

1. a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
2. the flower of this plant.
3. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a. a male homosexual.
b. a weak, effeminate, and often cowardly man.

Answer 8

Draco: well i rather like girls who look ugly that way when im with her i look that much better and at the same time people will think im a nice person do be dating someone who's ugly

Answer 9

first off its a flower, then its been used to call someone who is
queer,and effeminate[male] who prances about...
A F#$%&* PANSY... WHERE`S THAT IRISH WHISKEY

Answer 10

It's a type of flower.