Spring Matrix™ Pink Shades Pansy

Spring Matrix™ Pink Shades is a mounded, large-flowered pansy for cool-season beds and containers. Ball Seed’s profile for the exact PAS912390 selection lists fragrant flowers and reports visits by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. ## Growing Conditions The [Ball Seed product profile](https://info.ballseed.com/WEBTRACKPLANTINFO.ASPX?PHID=046706351004165&env=P) lists early spring, spring, autumn and winter flowering, medium water needs, and partial sun or sun exposure. The [Spring Matrix series entry in PanAmerican’s catalog](https://catalog.panamseed.com/view/445948364/76/) lists an 8-inch height and an 8–10-inch spread, with uniform, well-branched growth for cool-season displays. 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, hanging baskets, mass plantings and slopes, and are generally most useful in cool weather. ## Maintenance Keep soil evenly moist while ensuring good drainage. Remove faded flowers to prolong bloom, and replace pansies when summer heat ends their useful display.