Wild Petunia forms a shorter, sprawled growth habit, trailing low to the ground beneath it. You can also collect the seeds to store indoors, from spent, dried blooms.
These plants are known to readily self seed at the end of the season, dropping its seed to the bare ground beneath, for fresh plant life to reemerge the following Spring. The plants bloom profusely, later wilting with the first frost. It is known to attract an array of beneficial insects to the garden, such as butterflies, bumblebees, honeybees & hummingbirds as well.Ĭategorized as an annual flowering plant in the North and a tender perennial in the south, Wild Petunia will grow quickly from seed in a single season. Wild Petunia originates in South America and is the parent of many hybrid varieties available today. It's trumpet shaped blooms reside at the top of attractive green foliage, which grows to a mature height of about 10 to 14 inches tall. Wild Petunia is an attractive flowering annual, that develops 1 to 2 inch, magenta colored flowers. They look great when planted to frame a path entrance.Grow a garden filled with the delightful, Wild Petunia flower, from freshly harvested Petunia violacea flower seeds. Try planning your interplanting, using Petunias as carpet ground cover with taller bedding plants rising out of them. Petunias are perfect for the hanging baskets, troughs or in mass in a border. Grow Petunias for a seasonal display, pick new varieties year after year to enjoy the amazing choice of these busy plants. Petunia plants need to be acclimatised to outside condition before planting out (when all danger of frost has passed) at 30cm apart, in an open sunny position. When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant them into trays 5cm apart. Petunia seeds should germinate within 10 to 21 days. Practise removing dead, diseased leaves, if in a container spray with an organic deterrent spray
Mildew can be a problem in dry humid weather.
Pick over the spent flower, regular watering is important during dry periods, Petunias will flag and let you know if they have no moisture.Petunias are hungry plants so use a slow-release fertiliser, and every few weeks use a seaweed foliar feed, changing to a Potash feed when the heavy flowering period begins.Petunias need a good sunny spot with rich, well-draining soil or decent peat-free compost.Harden off buy airing them during the day and plant out after frosts, June 1st being a good bench-mark. When your Petunia seedlings are up and have two distinct leaves, prick out using a dibber, making sure they are only handled by the leaves, replanting so they have more space to grow in either planting cells or seed tray.Gently firm the soil with a tamper and cover the seed with sieved soil and label Sow in a heated propagator using a peat-free seed compost.Petunias are half-hardy annuals meaning they are tender and need to be kept away from the cold. Easy to grow from seed petunias are a must for the garden, patio pots or window boxes. Try ‘Shock wave yellow’, subtle sulphur coloured flower that looks great in a container.įor some hanging basket magic, use ‘Trailing emperor mix’ a wonderful trailing petunia seed mix or for an extra blousy Petunia grow ‘Duo double mix’. There is an incredible range of colours and Suttons offer a great selection. Petunias are plants that are loved by plant breeders and new types of petunia varieties are constantly being trialled.
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