Wednesday 3 September 2014
The pansy is
a group of large-flowered hybrid plants cultivated as garden flowers. The name pansy is derived from the French word
pensee "thought", and
was imported into Late Middle English as a name of viola in the mid 15th century, as the flower was regarded as a
symbol of remembrance. The name "love in idleness" was meant to imply
the image of a lover who has little or no other employment. Source
