“Petunia is a genus of 35 species of flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers; in the family Solanaceae." (Wikipedia)
I grow petunias every year from seeds.
Lately, I have been growing older varieties and some of the species too.
This year I have the hummingbird petunia, petunia exserta on the go.
Also the heirloom "Fire Chief".
Giants of California, and Fluffy Ruffles---a superbissima type.
Also have waves and a few others.
Your photos are a neat reminder of these great summer blooms.
Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed this article and all the terrific photos with some great ideas!
I also love Petunias! I re-purposed an old concrete birdbath and guess what I put in it? PETUNIAS, of course!!! There is also one of those new SunPatiens planted right in the middle of the birdbath planter surrounded by 4 different colored petunias - white, pink, red, and dark purple, because I couldn't make up my mind which color of Petunia I liked the best ... so I bought one of each color!
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When it gets to 105° plus, partial shade is just an illusion! They're inexpensive enough that I can enjoy them for a few months, and then let them go. The Wave petunias last a little longer. Your pots are gorgeous.
Name: Glen Ingram Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a) (Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
I always plant Petunias early because they self seed and will last through from August to May (other side of the world) in the subtropics. But Margaret you mentioned dead-heading - should I be doing that in lieu of letting self seeding?
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Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Glen, it all depends on what you want, with the older types you had to deadhead or they would stop blooming, and of course they only bloom on this side of the world for 4 months or so. The new wave types you don't have to dead head but they are pricey. Do you get a great variety of colors by letting them do their own thing, do the blooms remain large after seeding themselves? Do you have photos to share of them?