I have grown the mother of all petunias
Mark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b
2 years ago
It is ONE plant, 30 inches wide and 17 inches tall. It overwintered with occasional temps in the low to mid 20's. Hardly any of the blossoms have withered. This is in the high desert of Southern California.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years agoMark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b
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Cutting Back Wave Petunias Grown From Seed
Comments (3)Waves are not intended to be cut back or "pinched" since they are supposed to trail so none is needed. They also do not need to deadheaded. But since all the waves are hybrids what you will get from your saved seed will not be wave-types. They will have reverted to parent stock and need some pinching. Try it on a few and see how they do and leave a few untouched to see which you prefer. Pinch the stem off just above a point where 2 leaves sprout from the stem - a leaf node - approx. 4-5" along the stem. Two new branches will develop from that node. Dave...See Moredilute baby grown from mother plant
Comments (2)What happened is called sporting. A sport is a violet that, because of a genetic mutation, looks quite different from its parent. The tendency for violets to do this is one of the reasons we have thousands of different appearing plants/blooms. About one in every 100 leaves will produce a sport according to Dr. Optimara, a helpful web site by a well-known African Violet breeder/grower. I put a link to Dr. O.'s glossary below (see mutation). If you start babies from the white and purple blooming plant, they'll probably look like their mom (unless you get another one in one hundred that sports into yet another new look). Here is a link that might be useful: Optimara Violet Glossary...See MoreLatest pic of mother Jade to all the ones I sent out!
Comments (3)Hi Mike, your jade is fanastic.... looking better and better.... mine is still yellow and not changing at all yet.. mine too can't go out for a while yet, its minnesota and we can still have a chance of freezing and brrrrrrrrrrr snow....after the first of May all my plants go outside for the summer, in my cove that hubby built last year...I'll have to post a picture when I get them all outside.... thanks for posting and keep growing.....linda...See MoreWhich hydrangea do I have and can it be grown indoors where I live?
Comments (8)It s a bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla and appears to have modified lacecap flower. But which specific cultivar it may be will be very difficult to ascertain with any certainty. Greenhouse grown plants forced into bloom out of season - as this one has - generally do not display the same characteristics as those grown in the ground in a suitable climate. And there are literally hundreds to choose from. The 'suitable climate' poses issues for you :-) Understandably this is not a plant that will tolerate your climate out of doors. But that does not necessarily make it a good choice for a houseplant, either. Most 'houseplants' are tropical or semitropical plants that cannot tolerate colder seasonal conditions of the more temperate areas of the globe and do not require a period of dormancy triggered by day length and colder temperatures. And most are evergreen as well. The hydrangea doesn't fit any of these qualities. It is deciduous, requires a dormancy and vernalization period to thrive and produce flowers and is native to mountainous areas of Japan, so neither tropical or even semitropical :-) And so is not very happy indoors for any extended length of time - too warm (too even a temperature), too dry (low humidity) and while it will tolerate lower light levels, needs some sunlight to produce blooms. The best I can suggest is too keep it in the coolest location indoors with bright but indirect light and keep the soil mix evenly moist but not wet. But don't plan on having it for "years to come". Lack of a dormant period and proper vernalization will eventually kill it. Even in my significantly cooler and more distinctly seasonal climate, indoor flowering hydrangeas last at best a few months unless transitioned to the outdoors....See MoreMark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b
2 years ago
chloebud
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMark, it’s gorgeous! Your post made me think of a container I have of white pansies but I can’t take much credit. It came from the nursery at Christmas with a poinsettia in the center. The poinsettia finally bit the dust but the pansies keep going. It’s not as nice as your petunias and smaller at maybe 25” wide. We’re just a smidge east of Pasadena. You definitely have bragging rights!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
2 years agoMark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b thanked rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7Mark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b
2 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years agomxk3 z5b_MI
2 years agochloebud
2 years agoMark, I agree with ”pristine and clean and full!” for your petunias.
The pansies I have started out as this in December…
Mark Furtak SoCal Sunset 10/USDA 8b thanked chloebudgawdinfever Z6
2 years ago
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