Petunia is 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. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word petun, meaning “tobacco,” from a Tupi–Guarani language. An annual, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (P. × atkinsiana, also known as P. hybrida).
You can grow petunias from seeds, but it is easier to grow them from transplants. If you are going to grow from seeds, start them indoors 10 to 12 weeks before you want to set them outside. Petunia seeds are very small and needs lots of light in order to germinate. Remember to water them. When the plants have three leaves, you can plant them.
- Petunias are tolerant of heat so you don’t have to water them regularly. A thorough watering once a week should be sufficient (unless there are prolonged periods of drought in your area). The spreading types and those in containers require more frequent watering though.
- Fertilize your plants monthly to ensure good growth. Double-flowered cultivars like a biweekly dose of fertilizer.
- Remove faded/dead flowers to prolong blooming.
Ah, where would we be in the Summer without these delightful flowers in our garden, Aletta? Lovely shots.
I appreciate you joining Floral Friday Fotos and look forward to your next post for this meme.
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I think our gardens will be dull without them!! 🙂
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I love the first one. They’re very popular summer flowers here.
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They are so colourful!
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Reblogged this on careabouteducation and commented:
Nice share and nice pict. Thanks
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Thanks!
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lovely different colors! thanks for the info, too!
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Glad you enjoyed it Lola!
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A nursery man once told me that Petunias do not like to go to sleep with wet feet, water them early in the morning. One should also not use Jeyes Fluid to fight pests on Petunias as it totally dissolves the plant.
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That interesting, Lewies!
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Many lovely color varietys on this pretty anuell!
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They are so beautiful!
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Lovely petunias.
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Thanks Raewyn!
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I like your helpful tips – and this hardy prolific bloomer is sometimes taken for granted (by some folks) – but truly a gift of a flower 🙂 and I like your pink and purple
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Thank you so much Yvette! They can give so much colour to any garden!
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🙂
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Very pretty!
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Thank you, Tree!
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Petunia grows well here. Love the various colors. 🙂 Beautiful, Aletta!
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I like them a lot!!
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