African violets have stunning velvety blooms in an explosion of colors and patterns. More popular in the 60s, they are making a comeback as chic and vintage houseplants that thrive indoors!
10.09.2024 - 05:17 / finegardening.com / GPOD Contributor
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Today we’re in Althea Bailey’s garden, but her submission was a focus on a particularly colorful summer annual: petunias (Petunia cvs., annual). Whether you’re filling in spots in a border, or collecting a kaleidoscope of colors in containers, these perky plants are a joy to have amongst other summer blooms.
This assorted shades of purple petunia is huge and cannot stop growing. Petunias love a lot of water so it’s important to keep them hydrated, top up the water regularly with miracle grow plant food, and watch them grow huge.
Take a look at my photos I hope you will love all the different varieties. Thank you.
With so many different colors and styles, you can plant petunia for years and never get tired of these colorful flowers. In jus this photo, three different purple petunias with distinctively different looks are on display.
Petunias are also one of the very few plants that have several black varieties. This is a great annual if you like some darker tones in the garden, want to plant up something spooky for the Halloween season, or need a dark contrast to bright colors like Althea did here.
But petunias are not the only flowers that Althea is potting up. Some bright red scarlet sage (Salvia splendens, Zones 10–11 or as an annual) and a vibrant pink tobacco flower (Nicotiana alata, Zones 10–11 or as an annual) add some different forms and textures to the mix.
But petunias are really the stars. From mounding pots to hanging baskets dripping with blooms.
Thank you for sharing your flower-filled garden with us, Althea! Seeing all the different varieties you’re growing together gave me a whole new perspective on petunias. It also inspired me to get outside and take some pictures…
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African violets have stunning velvety blooms in an explosion of colors and patterns. More popular in the 60s, they are making a comeback as chic and vintage houseplants that thrive indoors!
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