They can usually be purchased by individual color or in mixtures. However, they are not always readily available. You will have to check your local nurseries, greenhouses and garden centers to find out which ones stock them. If your favorite dealer does not have them, ask him to order some for you. Like the regular pansies, they should be picked before they go to seed, thus completing their flowering cycle.
Cut flowers are ideal for small arrangements in the home.
Leggy growth that develops during the winter or early spring should be pinched back to keep the plants bushy and neat appearing. Their uses are unlimited in the garden. They are ideal plants to use in containers, especially by the entry area, on the patio or near a driveway, where their colors can best be enjoyed. They are also excellent for spot color, in groups of three or seven per group, especially if the grouping is all the same color. Another ideal location is in foreground plantings or for borders in flower and shrub beds.