Carried by 3 nurseries
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The Yellow Pansy (Viola pedunculata) is a common and attractive wildflower of coastal regions of California and Baja California. It is also known as the California Golden Violet, or as the Johnny Jump Up, though the latter name is more usually associated with the introduced Heartsease, Viola tricolor. The Yellow Pansy grows on open, grassy slopes, chaparral, and in oak woodlands, from sea level to around 1000 meters. It is a perennial, growing from a spongy rhizome. The leaves are 1-5.5 centimeter, heart-shaped (heart-shaped) to deltate-ovate (oblong-triangular), scalloped or toothed, and smooth or hairy. The plant is often low-growing, but can reach heights of up to 40 centimeter. The flowers appear in March and April, and are always yellow. They are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. Dried in air, the seeds weigh about 4mg each.
Perennial herb
1 ft Tall
Evergreen
Yellow
Winter, Spring
Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate, High
Medium, Slow
Likes rich soil and no water in summer.
Soil PH: 4.8 - 7.9
5, 7*, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Open grassy slopes, swampy, shrubby places
Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
2 confirmed and 20 likely
Callippe Silverspot Fritillary
Argynnis callippe callippe
Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe
Venerable Dart
Agrotis venerabilis
Pacific Fritillary
Boloria epithore