Flowers
The flowers have a velvety texture and bloom over a long period of time. They also last quite well as a small nosegay or bouquet indoors. To keep the plants blooming, be sure to dead-head--remove spent flowers as they decline. Pansies thrive in cool weather, and will bloom for you from now until hot weather causes them to decline next summer. Plant them in a well-drained location with moderately rich soil. They will grow in full sun to partial shade. Those in full sun will fade away sooner in the summer, but by then you have plenty of other plants to replace them with.