Matrix® Deep Blue Blotch Pansy

Matrix® Deep Blue Blotch is a large-flowered pansy selection in PanAmerican Seed’s Matrix® series, with a compact, mounded form. The series profile lists flowering in early spring, spring, autumn and winter, providing cool-season garden color. ## Growing Conditions PanAmerican Seed’s [Matrix® product profile](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/046704283000654/pansy-matrix-deep-blue-blotch/) lists an 8-inch height, an 8–10-inch spread, and partial sun or sun. The [North Carolina Extension pansy guide](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/viola-x-wittrockiana/) recommends full sun to part shade and humus-rich, consistently moist, well-drained soil. Pansies suit bedding, containers, borders, mass plantings and groundcover; this mounded form fits the front of a bed or a container. In warm climates, use it for cool-season display because pansies decline in summer heat. ## Maintenance Keep soil evenly moist while ensuring good drainage, and water when rainfall is insufficient. Remove faded flowers to prolong blooming. Replace plants when summer heat ends their useful display.