“JOHNNY JUMP UP” IS A VARIETY OF VIOLAS THAT ARE AN OLD-TIMEY FAVORITE. BRIGHT YELLOW AND PURPLE, THESE PETITE PLANTS LOOK GREAT IN THE FRONT OF YOUR FLOWERBEDS, OR IN CONTAINERS. JOHNNY JUMP UP PLANTS PRODUCE A PROFUSION OF DAINTY, FRAGRANT FLOWERS, GROUPED CLOSELY TOGETHER. A PERENNIAL IN THE SOUTHERN USA, IT’S CONSIDERED AN ANNUAL IN THE NORTH. JOHNNY JUMP UP PLANTS BLOOM VERY EARLY IN THE SPRING, AND PREFER COOLER WEATHER. IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, PLANT JOHNNY JUMP UP SEEDS IN PARTIAL SHADE, NORTHERN AREAS SHOULD PLANT IN FULL SUN. FAST GROWERS, BUT SLOW TO GERMINATE, JOHNNY JUMP UP SEEDS CAN BE PLANTED INDOORS 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST IN YOUR AREA, AND THEN TRANSPLANTED OUTSIDE.
