 Modern horticulturalists tend to use the term "pansy" for those multi-coloured large-flowered hybrids that are grown for bedding purposes every year, while "viola" is usually reserved for smaller, more delicate annuals and perennials.The name "pansy" is derived from the French word "pensée", "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 than to think of his beloved.