This colourful all year long flowering beauty is a must in every garden. In Life Is a Garden they speak about this plant as a "rare gem that reward very little care with masses of blooms."
There are more than 20 species of Petunias and they are native to South America where the Mayans and Incas believed that it has the power to chase away monsters and evil spirits with its odor.
Petunia is part of the Solanceae family and most garden varieties are hybrids.
These flowers are heat and cold tolerant, and needs very little care . They thrive in full sun, well-drained soil and needs to be watered once a week and a doze of fertilizer once a month. Remove dead flowers to ensure optimal blooms.
Petunias can be divided into two different groups: a) Grandiflora – have large flowers, and b) Multiflora – smaller flowers but they bloom more abundantly.
The Petunia can be grown in bedding's, as mixed borders, or in window boxes, hanging baskets and containers.
