Cool Wave® Fire Spreading Pansy

Cool Wave Fire combines dark red petals with a yellow face for vivid cool-season color. Its spreading, trailing habit carries that two-tone pattern over basket edges and across patio planters. ## Growing and seasonal color Cool Wave Fire has a rich dark-red base and yellow face; red is more prominent in winter and spring, while yellow shows more in summer and autumn. The selection flowers from early spring through late spring and returns in autumn and winter. Its 6–8-inch height and 24–30-inch spread suit planters and bed edges where the trailing stems can spill outward. [PanAmerican Seed's exact selection page](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/046706339001840/spreading-pansy-cool-wave-fire/) describes the variety and its growing profile. Pansies grow in full sun to part shade and prefer humus-rich, consistently moist, well-drained soil, according to [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/viola-x-wittrockiana/). ## Garden care Cool Wave pansies work in hanging baskets, patio planters and garden beds. The [Wave profile](https://www.wavegardening.com/en-us/Flowers/PlantInformation?phid=046706339001840) recommends sun, medium watering and feeding every two weeks. Pansy flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators; deadheading spent blooms can prolong flowering. Remove plants when summer heat ends the display. ## Maintenance Water to keep the root zone evenly moist without waterlogging. Feed every two weeks during active growth, deadhead spent flowers, and remove plants when summer heat causes flowering to decline.