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Winter pansies

They are past their best and very leggy now. Is there any way I can prolong them. If I trimmed each leg back, would the plants flower again or should I chuck like I usually do?

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  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    Hey :) you can pick the seed pods out of the back and they should be able to generate new seeds from that. Teeny tiny though!
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  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
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    Depending where you put them if you leave them alone they self sow. I tend to dump mine elsewhere in the garden and then discover some of my neighbours particularly the one whose garden is a weed bed have pansies popping up everywhere next year.
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    Try trimming them, as they are short lived perennials its worth a go.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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