I live in Nevada, Fall Pansies due extremely well here. First, for hot sunny winters the best place to plant is in a northern location where there is shade until late afternoon, then sunny until the sun goes down. As the winter progresses your plants roots grow along with the plant allowing more sunlight during the day. Remember to water everyday in early fall, every other day until about March, then every day. As the plant get stringy collect seeds for next season. If you live in the desert spring Pansies don't do as well. However, we put two potted plants either side of our front courtyard gate and did not move them all fall, winter and now spring, getting that wonderful scent at shoulder height gate posts.
I live in Nevada, Fall Pansies due extremely well here. First, for hot sunny winters the best place to plant is in a northern location where there is shade until late afternoon, then sunny until the sun goes down. As the winter progresses your plants roots grow along with the plant allowing more sunlight during the day. Remember to water everyday in early fall, every other day until about March, then every day. As the plant get stringy collect seeds for next season. If you live in the desert spring Pansies don't do as well. However, we put two potted plants either side of our front courtyard gate and did not move them all fall, winter and now spring, getting that wonderful scent at shoulder height gate posts.