Petunia 'Fantasy Mix' (Petunia x hybrida)

Hi! Did you grow your petunias via their seeds?
or by cuttings?

Hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks & regards.

Hi, Rhoda

I grew them from seed I purchased from Stokes. This picture was taken last year. I liked them so well, I started more this spring. They are really sweet little fellows. Stokes has them as a mix or individual colors. They are a hybrid, but I collected some seed from a pot of red, white, and blue ones last fall. I have some for trade if you are interested.

Sorry if my response is somewhat delayed; I just log on today. Thanks for that thoughtful gesture; but I just want to ask you how to care for these petunias.

I am just new to this plant & I bought 5 seedlings of these recently. I just transferred them to a bigger pot after 3 days; three lived & the other two withered & dried. This means I did something to its roots? Do petunias have sensitive roots? Will I recover these two petunias?

Thanks & I just want you to know I live in Manila, Philippines.

Regards.

Roda, petunias are pretty hardy here. Were the seedlings healthy when you bought them? What sort of container were they in when you got them?

The seedlings have 2-5 blooms each when I bought it. They are in pots. In this picture on the left side is the dying petunia seedling. The one that lived is on the right side.

Can I catch the petunia seeds on the the dried seedling? How?

Hi, Roda

Yes, that is certainly a dead petunia, isn't it! Petunia seed pods form after the petunia blooms have matured and died. They are small, particularly on these dwarf varieties. They are probably smaller than a pencil eraser and pointed at the tip. There are lots of seeds inside... quite small. I doubt that your dead plant had time to form the seed pods before it died.

It is quite possible that one of the seedlings was diseased or had some sort of bugs that killed it... such as spider mites or aphids. If so, this could pass on to the other plant, so keep an eye on it for problems. In my experience, seedlings are usually pretty hardy, and they don't really mind the heat and sun.

Thanks for the reminder, Weezingreens. Try my luck next time again after buying another seedlings of Petunia.

You have very good plants in your location. Very amusing (I looked at your listed plants/images).

thanks again.
Roda

Hi, Roda

Petunias are not hard to grow from seed. The seeds are small, but can be mixed with coarse sand if you want to get a more even spread. If you want some seeds, just click on my name to take you to my home page. From there you can send me an email with your mailing address.

Yeheeeeyy!!! thanks. I will not forget you!