Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are popular, cool-season flowers known for their vibrant, "face-like" blooms in many colors, often grown as annuals for winter/spring color in beds, containers, and baskets, preferring full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil; they symbolize thought and remembrance, and while usually short-lived, can return in mild climates, thriving with deadheading and consistent moisture until summer heat arrives.