Does Violas Come Back?

Are violas annual or perennial? Violas are perennial, but die out in the heat of summer. Many people grow them as annuals, replacing them every year. You can grow them for spring bloom or fall bloom or both, if you can keep them alive during the summer.

What to do with violas after flowering?

After a season of flowering their socks off put your violas to bed for the winter by once again shearing across the top in late September and leaving a couple of inches growth as protection. Next year's young shoots will emerge from the base of the plant.

Will violas come back every year?

Perennial violas look a lot like their cousins, pansies. But, perennial violas offer the benefit of coming back year after year, adding early-season color to the garden, as well as lots of curb appeal first thing in the season when relatively few other plants bloom.