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Joani's Corner: Pentunia Time

by: Joani MacCubbin

Petunias
Photo Credit: Joani MacCubbin

Updated: 12/31/2020 10:37:25 AM

 

A very nice flower for the winter months is the Petunia.   I'm sure Petunias remind all of us 'now' gardeners....about when we were kids.  A very popular flower then.....and it continues to be a favorite for many of us even today.  As for so many good things there is always a little  bad side......as you may already know the petunia is in the 'nightshade' family.....which means we defiantly should not eat any part of it. 
   
Petunias are native to South America, mostly in Argentina and Southern Brazil.......from there it traveled north into Central America then Mexico.......then finally it came into the United States for all of us to enjoy.  It's a very colorful annual that can grow just about anywhere in the United States where it's sunny and the temperatures are cool at night and warm during the day.

This is a good time to plant petunias here as long as we can protect them from a possible frost....and lets all hope that won't happen.  We've been quite lucky so far.

Just about every color or type is available.  There are ruffled flowers, fringed flowers.....doubles and singles.  There's an extremely wide color range also.....from white to the deepest purple and every shade in between......even bi-colors, veined and solid colors.  Some are even scented.  The deep purple one is the most fragrant, usually noticed in the early evening.   Other petunias may be slightly scented but not quite as strong as the purple ones.  Petunia petals vary greatly from 2 inches across to a giant 4 inches.

Petunias are also very adaptable to your needs.  It's a very good bedding plant and it does great in a hanging basket or high up on a balcony....or maybe even as potted accent plants on your patio or right next to your front door if it is in a sunny area.

All they ask from you is to be watered as needed to keep the soil moist  and fertilized once a month with a water soluble fertilizer at 1 tablespoon to a gallon of water.

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Past Articles

  • Tomato Time

  • Amazon or Eucharis Lilies Flowering on Time

 

  • Plants that Don't Mind the Cold

  • Joani's Corner: Pentunia Time

 

  • Help Your Poinsettia Be a Repeat Performer

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  • Too Many Acorns This Year?

  • Joani's Corner: Time To Prepare for Cold

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