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I know to some that title is a baseball reference but to me it's opening day of the 2014 pansy season. I grow them in the spring and fall and this is a shot of one from the new springs ones just purchased today. This is from the Matrix Series and is called Coastal Sunrise. The name pansy is derived from the French word pensee’ meaning “thought”, and was so named because the blotched flower resembles a human face. Because of this the pansy has long been a symbol of free thought. Maybe that's why I love them. Also because they grow well facing north and prefer cool weather