In the climatic conditions of central Russia, it is not always possible to grow petunias in open ground. Therefore, many flower growers plant these ornamental plants in hanging pots or planters. With this method of growing, ampelous or cascading varieties of this crop will be an excellent decoration for a garden, veranda or balcony. It is possible to grow petunia in a flower pot and in the country - as a decor for a backyard area.

plant description

Petunia belongs to the Solanaceae family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, usually grown in annuals, with showy bright flowers. Bushes branch quickly and are characterized by active growth. Their height and diameter are about 30 cm. The dark green leaves are oval in shape and, depending on the plant variety, reach a length of 5 to 12 cm.

There are several varietal groups of petunias, which differ in the size of the flowers, their number, length and shape of the shoots. It is used to decorate garden beds, decorate gazebos, terraces and decorate balconies. It can be grown outdoors as an outdoor ground cover or at home in a pot. The latter method is especially good if you want to save rare and valuable plant varieties for the winter.

What types of petunias can be grown in pots?

In recent years, bright flowers have increasingly begun to appear in gardens. They are also grown at home - on window sills, as well as in hanging pots, planters and cocovites. Petunia is a hybrid plant that is divided into several varieties. The following are best for growing in a hanging pot or container:

Namegroups	Description and popularvarieties	A photo
Bush hybrid group	Perennial bush hybrid varieties are suitable for creating flower beds, borders or borders. In pots and planters, you can grow small-sized mixtures. The Multiflora subgroup is a mixture of varieties with an average flower size and a large number of inflorescences. Grandiflora varieties are distinguished by large flower sizes - up to 16 cm. Dream, Polaris, Titan, Hit Parade and Ultra varieties have proven themselves well. The bushes of this group are formed independently, but for a more lush branching it is recommended to cut off the top.	Petunia Titan
Floribunda group	This group of varieties is particularly resistant to bad weather. According to their characteristics, plants are a cross between Multiflora and Grandiflora. Terry varieties are often found among them. Celebrity and Sonya are the most popular	Petunia Celebrity
Cascade group	Cascading forms give shoots growing in all directions, and form real flower thickets. They will be an excellent decoration for gazebos and terraces. Looks great varieties that throw out shoots up to one and a half meters long. These include Cherry, Silver and Ramblin	Petunia Ramblin
Ampel group	Shoots of ampelous petunias grow only down. These varieties are best suited for growing in pots. Most often they grow such - Surfinia, Conchita, Tumbelina, Supertunia.	Petunia Conchita

How to choose a pot and prepare the soil?

The root system of petunias is quite branched, so a large pot is chosen to create a flower arrangement. Large cocovites are well suited for this purpose - semicircular pots, for the manufacture of which specially processed coconut fiber is used. This flower should not be planted in small baskets - they are suitable for growing lobelia, which does not have such a powerful root system.

Growing petunias in cocovites

The soil mixture for the plant must be fertile, as the culture needs an abundance of nutrients and actively absorbs them from the soil. It should be noted that in a limited volume of the pot, the soil dries quickly, so it must retain moisture well. When buying in a flower shop, you need to choose a fertile, loose and moisture-intensive soil mixture. If it is not possible to purchase soil with such properties, it is made independently. To do this, mix:

• leaf ground - 2 parts;
• sand - 1 part;
• peat - 1 part.

To simplify watering, flower growers often add vermiculite to the soil or use a hydrogel. It should be pre-soaked in water or a nutrient solution and added to the soil mixture when mixed. To improve the quality of flowers, superphosphate can be added to the soil according to the instructions on the package.

It is best to add granular superphosphate to the planting soil. Fertilizer granules dissolve very slowly, so by the beginning of the flowering period, the bushes will have time to accumulate a sufficient amount of phosphorus, and it will be especially lush.

Planting a petunia in a hanging pot

You need to plant a petunia in a pot with ready-made seedlings in order to get flowering in the shortest possible time. For this, seeds are planted in February:

1. 1. Nutrient soil is poured into the planting box, it is moistened and the seeds are distributed over the surface.
2. 2. The container is covered with glass and placed in a warm place. After a few days, shoots appear. At first, they grow very slowly and need careful care. Seedlings require regular spraying and airing. It is important to maintain high humidity, but to prevent rotting of plants and blackleg infection.
3. 3. When the sprouts get stronger and the first leaf appears, the shelter is removed and a pick is made into separate pots.

Transplanting bushes into flowerpots should be carried out only after the final establishment of warm weather, when there is no threat of return frosts.

The number of plants planted in one pot depends on the variety of petunia and the volume of the container. It is important that plants have enough nutrients. Otherwise, they will grow slowly and bloom will be poor. Required volume of soil:

1. 1. Bush hybrids and varieties of the Floribunda group require up to 2 liters of land per root.
2. 2. The need for cascade and ampelous varieties is from 3 to 5 liters per bush.
3. 3. Powerful varieties such as Tornado or Typhoon need 15 liters of land per plant.

When planting, it is important to properly maintain the distance between individual plants - at least 20 cm, so that they do not interfere with each other.

You can combine several varieties and varieties of petunias in one flower garden or plant lobelia with it. Planters with petunia will look good if you sow alissum seeds between two bushes of this plant. The result is an interesting flower arrangement from several cultures.

Joint planting of petunia and lobelia

Petunia should be placed in hanging planters in an open space with an abundance of sunlight. They will be a wonderful decoration for a balcony or garden. Plants of ampelous varieties are very harmoniously combined with trees, so you can hang pots on branches. Bush flower varieties will look good in floor flowerpots on a terrace or balcony.

Care after landing

Potted crops require special care, as they grow in a limited amount of soil. First of all, to preserve the decorative effect, it is necessary to monitor the flowering process and get rid of dried buds and seed pods in time. By the middle of summer, the lashes of ampelous and cascading petunias can stretch out and slow down the flowering process. In this case, the excess length of the shoots should be cut off.

Watering and spraying

If the hanging pot with petunia is under a canopy or in a closed room where precipitation does not fall, then on especially hot days of summer, it is necessary to increase the frequency of watering and irrigate the flowers daily. On cloudy days, it is necessary to water the petunia in a pot only if the earthen coma dries up. Throughout the season, it is necessary to periodically check the patency of the drainage holes. Stagnation of moisture has a detrimental effect on the root system of petunias. It can rot, which will inevitably lead the plant to death.

In addition to watering, it is advisable to spray the petunia with warm water from a spray bottle. So the plant will receive moisture not only through the root system, but also from its entire surface. In addition, spraying is considered a good prevention of plant infection with spider mites. The shower should be done only in the morning or evening hours, when there is no active sun. Otherwise, the petunia may get burned.

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Watering depends on where the containers will be located - in the open air or under a canopy, you hang them or put them on a shelf. If they are under a canopy where rain does not fall, plants will have to be watered every day in hot weather. In hanging planters, the soil dries out faster than when the container is on the ground. Let me remind you that containers should have good drainage holes. Although petunias love to “drink”, stagnant water inevitably leads to the death of the plant. With a lack of moisture, plants quickly lose their appearance, dry out, however, they are easy to “cast”.

Variety of varieties

Ampelous petunias plant them in hanging baskets. The size of the container for them is chosen larger, at least 3 liters in volume for one plant. Good nutrition is required to grow a lush ball of flowers.

A healthy petunia that receives enough light and nutrition has short internodes and bright green leaves. During the development of the plant, in violation of lighting conditions, temperature conditions, heavy soil, we can observe phenomena such as chlorosis, powdery mildew and pest invasion.​

1. If a package of loose petunia seeds costs 5-10 rubles. - the high quality of the material is a big question. The price of a bag of high quality granulated or selected seeds is from 20 to 50 rubles.​
2. Ampel varieties of petunias will harmoniously look both on the balcony of your summer cottage, and as an independent composition in the garden
3. Round flowerbed with coleus and marigolds. Two types of ampelous petunias of pink and purple flowers are planted in a flower bed. In the center there is a small bush of orange marigolds, and in order to give the flower bed a distinct shape, undersized coleuses are planted as a border. In this composition, it is important to use flowers whose height decreases from the center to the periphery, so the flower bed turns out to be domed and creates a feeling of elevation above the ground.​
4. Watering petunias must be done every day.
5. Useful tips will help when growing ampelous petunias in pots.
6. The distance between seedlings depends on the variety of petunia. Ampel petunia bushes are planted at a distance of 28-30 cm.
7. Ampelous petunia is a hybrid, its seeds cannot be cheap. As a rule, they are imported and very often sold by the piece.​
8. One of the most beautiful types of flowers found in almost every garden is ampelous petunia. Planting and caring for this plant is not very difficult, and petunia favorably emphasizes the beauty of other flowers.
9. Plants flooded with water most often die. If overflow is noticed at an early stage, it is necessary to loosen the ground very well to the full depth, rearrange the container in the shade and do not water the plants until the substrate is completely dry.
10. The soil for planting should be loose and fertile enough. You can buy a ready-made mixture for petunias or make it up from garden soil, leafy humus and peat with the addition of perlite and sand for looseness.

If you have created the proper conditions for the seedlings, then by May you should have a small fluffy and flowering (15-20 buds) ampelous petunia bush.

What to look out for

​In supermarkets and garden sales departments, there is not a very large and high-quality assortment of petunia seeds, so we advise you to contact online stores.​

Windows, balconies, gazebos - all these are great places to decorate with ampelous petunia

The ampelous petunia also looks great in decorating the house, planting and caring for the plant in the garden do not differ from the recommendations discussed earlier.

If the flower is on the street, then it must be covered from the rain, as excessive moisture leads to rotting of the flower.

It is unacceptable to combine petunias with different growth strengths, this is fraught with the fact that a stronger plant will suppress the neighboring one.

After transplanting, the flowers need to be watered.

Growing seedlings from seeds

You should not pay attention to the beautiful names of varieties, this is not an indicator of quality or sophistication, experts recommend that you carefully read the information indicated on the package.

This type of petunia has hanging shoots with very extravagant flowers, combines simplicity and unpretentiousness. It is usually grown for landscaping flower beds, decorating terraces and balconies, and ampelous petunia also looks very organic on alpine slides.

When container growing petunias on the balcony, do not forget to feed the plants well at the root and along the leaves. They quickly “eat up” some of the nutrients (“appetite” for petunias is good), and some are washed out with watering and rain.

In terms of illumination, a balcony or terrace on the east, west or north side of the house is most suitable. In the southern summer it is too hot and flowering stops quickly. Hanging baskets are often placed in the garden, along the path to the house, at the porch.

Landing in open ground

Petunias come in a variety of shapes and sizes. so it will not be difficult for you to choose what is right for your garden

Pots with ampelous petunias will look great if you hang them on trees

1. Any variety of petunia looks great in beds and pots. Here are some pretty good ones:
2. In addition to flower beds, the garden can be decorated with ampelous petunias as follows:
3. Do not forget about the drainage holes in each pot.
4. It is not recommended to plant flowers with different flowering periods in a flower pot.
5. In order for the seedlings to take root better, the ground around them can be covered with peat, this will retain soil moisture and protect the flower from frost.
6. If it is indicated that the petunia stems are upright with a height of up to 40 cm, then it will grow like this and is unlikely to branch.

Outdoor petunia care

The variety of species of this flower will satisfy the taste of even the most sophisticated grower. The article considers the assortment of the species "ampel petunia", planting and care, photos of varieties.​

The main summer fertilizers are mixtures with a high content of phosphorus - superphosphate, complex fertilizers such as Summer, Flower, potassium monophosphate.

1. Large-flowered varieties are severely damaged by rain and wind. They are best placed on a glazed balcony. Small flowers on flexible stems tolerate bad weather much better, suffer little from splashing water. They can be safely planted almost anywhere.
2. After landing in a permanent place, the petunia can already be fed in a couple of weeks. Fertilizer should be applied with every watering.​

There are a huge number of varieties of petunias, but there are few truly high-quality and popular ones. In our article, we wrote some of the most popular varieties that do not require special care, but look no worse than the rest.

Collection and storage of seeds

"Easy wave"

Hang planters or pots near an artificial pond, if any.

If you follow these rules, then a beautiful flower will appear soon.

Ampelous petunias must be selected with the same habit.

Petunia ampelnaya: planting in a flower pot

Previously, it was considered what requirements the ampelous petunia imposes on the landing.

A beautiful picture on the package also does not guarantee the cultivation of the desired petunia bush. If the package says “color mix”, this does not mean that the ampelous petunias will be as colorful as in the photo. Most often, the vast majority of buds are the same color.

The most popular types of this flower:

To grow petunias on the balcony, it is advisable to feed them every two weeks, alternating root feeding with foliar feeding. Petunias also respond well to the use of stimulants, such as Epina-Extra. With it, you can quickly provide plants with a decorative look.

1. It is best to buy not from attendants in the market, but in a specialized garden center. There you are guaranteed to get strong seedlings in small pots, usually with buds or one or two flowers. Choose a bush with as many side shoots as possible, then you will have a lush flowering plant. Petunias go on sale in late April or May. Another advantage of buying at a garden center is that there is almost always a consultant girl there who will tell you in detail what and how to do with the chosen flower.​
2. We recommend the following feeding scheme:
3. Some varieties of petunias are not whimsical. It is enough to sow them in May in open ground and water well. But more often, in order to grow a chic “hat” of petunias in your flowerpot, one small seed has to go a very long way.
4. - form a compact even spherical bush;
5. Plant an ampelous petunia in an old stump.
6. The variety of colors allows you to create unique petunia flower beds that will decorate any garden or yard. In landscape design, these are one of the most sought-after types of flowers.​
7. Breeders recommend transplanting flowers from one pot to another as little as possible, this can severely damage the roots and young shoots.
8. Planting in the ground has been carried out, and long flowering and successful cultivation will provide the following care:
9. The most important thing when choosing planting material is quality. From the seller you can find out information about what kind of ampelous petunia is offered (planting and care, the photo of the variety should also be of interest to the buyer), what is the germination of commercially available petunia varieties - this information is indicated in the seed certificate.

"Snow Queen". This petunia hybrid has snow-white flowers with a unique aroma. The stems reach 80 cm in length.

Petunia ampelous: planting and care (pot)

Petunias have a small root system. It can be low and wide to plant several in one pot, lush and beautiful!

1. Purchased young plants are immediately transplanted into boxes or pots by transshipment. To prevent petunias from getting sick and dry, try not to damage the roots.
2. ​First week:​
3. Related article: Beautiful petunia flower beds
4. "Ramblin"
5. Fix a planter with petunia on the wall of the house, gazebo or over a hammock.
6. Monoflowers are compositions in which only plants of one species are used. From petunias, you can offer the following options for these flower beds:

It is necessary to plant flowers in a flower pot that have the same growing conditions (lighting, water, soil).

Creation of mono-flowers from ampelous petunias

Timely watering and constant feeding, as well as the removal of wilted flowers.

But it is almost impossible to find out how much the seeds correspond to the variety declared on the package, hence the failures in growing a plant such as ampelous petunia, care will also not play a noticeable role. Therefore, it is better to buy varieties that have already been tested by friends.

1. ​Diamond Pearly Shades. The flowers are pink in color, the length of the stems with proper care is about 100 cm.
2. What is the best way to plant a petunia immediately in indoor pots for seedlings or immediately plant in garden beds?
3. There is another trick to achieve good and long flowering: do not plant the petunia immediately in a very large pot! It is better to first plant in a plastic pot a little larger than the one in which you bought it. When the roots are braided with a clod of earth and the petunia is covered with flowers, transplant carefully into a large pot.
4. Pour with a solution of water and humates;
5. 1. Land for petunias should be fairly loose and light. The soil should be poured into a small container (you can take a plastic container), moisten well and water with a growth stimulator.

Flower bed ideas in combination with other plants

- also a very beautiful and easily cultivated species;

1. Build wire mesh figures, fill them with soil and plant an ampelous petunia in the holes, and when it grows, it will close the frame, and this will result in a stunning composition.
2. The simplest, but no less effective composition is one-color. A strict version of such a flower bed involves the use of only one variety of ampelous petunias. Such mono-flowers look advantageous on a green lawn.​
3. Up to four types of petunias can be placed in a container or planter.
4. The first top dressing should be carried out 11 days after transplanting the plant into the ground.

Garden decoration

It is better to sow petunia seedlings in early February, and by the end of May a beautiful flowering plant will be formed. Petunia seedlings are quite resistant to adverse conditions, but, despite this, additional lighting will be very helpful. Ampelous petunia blooms for a very long time, planting and caring for which is carried out by the method of phased sowing.

"Explorer". The most common type of petunia, the range of colors is very wide, the length of the shoots reaches 1.5 m. The flowers of this species have a waxy, and the shoots have a strong structure.

1. Well, of course, it is better to grow petunias with seedlings. Petunia seedlings are very small, tender, I literally water them with a pipette for the first few days, and then some specimens break, and if in the garden from a watering can, even if it is neat, then half of the seedlings will not survive anyway. Moreover, the weeds in the garden overcome, no matter how carefully they try to weed the bed, but still, small shoots of petunia along with weeds are often pulled out. Well, from germination to flowering, wait at least two months, sowed in June, and in late August or early September, the first frosts sometimes occur, so there is no time to admire the flowers. Therefore, it is better to sow seeds in pots for seedlings somewhere in the middle of March or early April, then by the end of May or early June you will already get bushes with flowers, carefully plant them, and a couple of weeks after planting, admire the blooming petunia for health.
2. What to do if there is no garden center in your city? Just order the seeds of your favorite flowers in autumn or winter via the Internet! They can be selected in a special catalog of plants, landscape.ua, for example. As a rule, in such catalogs there is a brief description of the varieties and varieties, which allows you to imagine what will grow from the purchased seeds. The choice of seeds, as well as plants in containers, is quite large there.
3. Second week:
4. 2. We pour the seeds from above, without deepening into the soil, and crush it a little with earth.

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Petunia ampelous, planting and caring for which are carried out following the recommendations, will delight the eye with long, abundant flowering, no matter which variety is chosen.

Petunia in the summer garden

A completely different impression is made by a flower bed, which combines multi-colored petunias, ideally up to ten shades are used. They can be sown both intermittently and in different shapes.​

In a hanging planter, flowers should be placed symmetrically. It is best to use nitrogen-containing fertilizers. To achieve abundant flowering, during the period when the buds are tied, it is necessary to use phosphate fertilizer. An important component for feeding petunias is iron; in its absence, the plant can become ill with chlorosis.

In order for the seeds to sprout, loose and light soil is required, which is sterilized before sowing. To do this, it can be placed in the microwave for 10 minutes. Then the soil must be poured into specially prepared planting containers, the soil surface should be compacted and snow should be placed on top so that about 1 cm remains to the upper edge. After planting the seeds, the container must be covered with glass from above, it is better to place the pot on the southern windowsill.

Salmon Shades Velvet. Petunia of this species has a rare apricot color. Petunia

Beautiful large-flowered petunias are not propagated by seeds collected in the flower garden. The collected seeds of hybrids do not inherit the characteristics of the mother plant. They propagate by cuttings. If you particularly like a variety, keep it in the pot over the winter. In the spring, cut the cuttings and plant under the film. Petunias root well.

Pour with a solution of water and potassium sulfate. Next, alternate according to the scheme first.

What varieties of petunias are best to choose?

Bush petunia will look great in any pot

• - bush variety, has a very beautiful color; Petunia has been one of the most popular summer flowers for gardeners for many years. And this is no accident! Petunias bloom all summer and have a wide variety of shades and colors. The flower season is approaching, so today we will talk about how to plant and grow a petunia in our country house, on a balcony or in a garden.​
• A vertical flower bed of ampelous petunias. It is easy to make such a flower bed from a wooden screen on which horizontal containers with a plant are attached. Taller seedlings should be planted in the center of the container, and cascading and ampelous ones should be placed along the edge.
• Seeds ripen approximately 60-90 days after flowering, they must be collected manually. Well-ripened seeds remain viable for several years, their shell is very dense, and the size is small. The film must be periodically removed to ventilate the soil and moisten it in the seed sowing area. The first shoots appear within 15 days.​
• Easy Wave Red. The stems of the flower reach 100 cm, the buds are most often red.- This is an annual, beautiful plant. It blooms almost from spring until late autumn and has become the most popular plant among flower growers.

Purchased seeds are usually marked F1 on the bag. It means hybrid. They are sown in early spring in boxes, covered with film or glass and placed in a well-lit place. From the lack of light, the seedlings are stretched. After the appearance of the second leaf dive into separate pots. After the appearance of the fourth leaf, the top is pinched to stimulate the growth of side shoots.

Features of growing petunias

Perloga decorated with petunia along with other flowers will be an excellent design solution

Seed Selection: A Beginner's Guide

1. Important: Granular seeds need to be watered more abundantly so that the granules dissolve faster. Otherwise, the material will rise for a long time.​
2. "Wander Wave"
3. These flowers come in many forms. The most common division of petunias is bush and ampel varieties. Just look at the photo of petunias on this page, and everything will become clear to you.​
4. It can also be a flower tower, which consists of planting sections piled on top of each other.

White flowerpots look most effective against the background of green foliage. Baskets lined with moss and coconut substrate will help to make the composition of petunias more attractive.

Before storing, the seed material is well dried.

When the ampelous petunia rises, which has been properly cared for, the first shoots should be sprayed abundantly every morning and evening with a spray bottle with settled warm water. After the appearance of the second pair of leaves, a pick is carried out in peat pots. After 30 days, the seedlings can be transplanted into pots or balcony boxes when the ampelous petunia has gained strength. Planting seedlings in the ground is carried out when the air temperature becomes stable and the soil warms up.

"Catherine". The flowers of this hybrid have a rich salmon color with veins up to 6 cm in diameter.

Important points when sowing petunias:

In order for the petunia to please with early flowering, it is just right to plant the petunia for growing in seedlings, in February or March, in general, it is best to grow seedlings for a flower bed.

Growing a petunia in a limited amount is more difficult than just growing in the ground. To make really spectacular specimens, the soil in a pot or container should be light enough and moisture-absorbing.

It is very important to detect plant diseases in time. If you notice signs of pests or powdery mildew, you must immediately treat the petunia with a special solution. The bush should be sprayed not only from above, but also to raise the branches and process the plant from below at the base. Do not forget to remove faded buds every week.

3. Spray the crops abundantly with clean water from a spray bottle.

- a very powerful species that can develop vast territories.

Bush

A vertical flower bed of sweet potato and ampelous petunias also looks gorgeous, one of the variations of such a flower bed can be several planters that are fixed on the same base.

It is necessary to store petunia seeds in a ventilated dry room at a temperature of plus five to plus ten degrees Celsius while maintaining moderate humidity.

One of the most common ways to plant petunias is to plant seedlings. If the seeds of a plant are sown directly into the ground, then there is a high probability that the bush will grow weak and sparse. In this sense, ampelous petunia is somewhat capricious. Planting and caring for this plant in the open field has its own characteristics.

"Svetlana". Ampelous petunia, the stems of which reach 1 m, flowers 5 cm in diameter with pinkish veins.

It is very important for the seeds to be warm, after planting the seeds, cover with a film, put in a warm room near the window, at a temperature of 22-26 ° C - seedlings appear after a few days, after the film is removed, the temperature is reduced, it is best to water from a pulverizer with room water. ​

Growing petunia flowers in pots or containers on the balcony provides for the correct selection of containers. For bush and terry petunias, the volume is set at the rate of 3 liters of land per plant. That is, in a 10-liter container, you can plant 3, at most 4 plants. Large containers retain moisture longer, so it is best to plant several plants in one large container. Do not forget to make holes in it for water to drain.

Feeding and care

It is no coincidence that petunia is so popular. Even with minimal care, the plant is able to give the owners a lush colorful flowering all summer long, and until the very frost. After the onset of cold weather to -30C, you can take the flowerpots to the house and the petunia with its flowers will delight you for a long time. Plant this versatile plant in your home - and you are guaranteed not to regret it!​

4. Seedlings should be covered with glass or plastic wrap.

By hanging the pots on the veranda, or any other place, and planting petunias in them, you will get a beautifully beautiful composition that will delight you all summer, or we most often plant branched petunias in the ground or flower pots. Caring for them is quite simple. It is customary to sow bush varieties in March, April, and you can sow petunia in a permanent place in May. Petunia ampelous, planting (and caring) for which is carried out in flower beds, goes well with some other plants, and combinations with their use look no less effective than monoplanting: The following tips will help grow a flower in a pot:

The best storage method would be a canvas bag. From time to time, the seeds need to be viewed and sorted out, removing the spoiled ones. The maximum storage period should not exceed three to four years to avoid drying out of their embryos.​

"Masha". A variety of petunia, the stems of which reach 80 cm. The flowers have a diameter of 6-7 cm, the color is most often bright pink with a yellow center.

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In order for petunia to delight you with its flowering all summer and autumn, it must be grown through seedlings. In February, sow the seeds in a box of soil. The seeds of this plant are small and should be sown on top of the soil, only lightly sprinkled with earth, watered gently in the corner of the container. At the first stage of cultivation, plants may die due to improper watering. When the plants get stronger, several true leaves appear, then they should be transplanted into separate containers, you can immediately put two or three plants in pots. Plants can pinch the top, then there will be more side shoots, the bush will grow more lush and there will be more flowers.

What are petunias?

Ampelous, cascading petunias and sufinias need 5 liters of land per 1 plant. The most powerful cascading petunias of the Typhoon and Tornado series require at least 15 liters of land per 1 plant.

Petunia is one of the most popular annual plants for summer gardening of balconies. Bright flowers of various colors will make the balcony festive and elegant. Petunia is now rarely grown from seed, usually ready-made seedlings are bought. How to care for these flowers so that they decorate your home for as long as possible?

How to plant petunias?

5. We open the film every day to check the degree of soil moisture and, if necessary, water the seedlings.

The most important points in breeding petunias are the choice of seed and flower care.

Varieties of bush petunia do not need special care or other troublesome activities, these flowers are from the category of "planted and forgotten", which, of course, will facilitate the work of any gardener

Where to plant petunias?

A flowerbed with a center of pine needles. A classic flower bed can be diversified by adding coniferous trees or bushes to the composition. One of the most popular solutions is to plant an ampelous petunia in a circle with a center of arborvitae or juniper.

For ampelous petunias, a pot of at least 5 liters of land is required for one plant.

Where to take petunias in spring?

For one root of an ampelous petunia, you need to select a pot of 3-5 liters, the distance between the central stems should be at least 15-20 cm. When choosing soil, you need to pay attention to its friability, lightness and water permeability.

It is better to plant petunia seedlings in cloudy weather.

Ramblin Neon Rose. This variety has very large buds, the stems reach 35 cm in height and form a cascade that grows in different directions for almost a meter.

How to propagate petunias?

While the seedlings are small, it seems that this amount of land is too much, but resist the temptation to plant 3 plants in a 3-liter pot. This can achieve beauty, but not for long. Petunias will flourish at first, and then they will only survive all summer and will not be able to please with either long lush lashes or abundant flowering.

Let's start with the fact that petunias are different, ordinary and ampelous. Ampel varieties are distinguished by long flexible shoots that hang freely from the edge of the pot. Often they are sold under the name surfinia or ampelous petunia. Ordinary petunias have upright shoots, creeping as they grow. There are varieties with compact bushes up to 20 cm high.

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6. After 5 days, the seeds germinate. Now the film opens more often and for a long time, so that the sprouts begin to adapt to external conditions. At this stage, the flowers need maximum lighting, as the petunia is very photophilous.

Good seeds cannot be packaged in a thousand or a hundred in a bag. Quality seeds are packaged in approximately 5 pcs. and each seed must be granulated.​
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A raised flower bed is created using vertical walls that raise it above ground level. Such a flower bed does not have a bottom, therefore ampelous petunias develop in the same way as in open ground. Compositions in such a flower bed can be made up of purple petunias and blue lobelia. The soil for a raised flower bed needs to be improved; for this, biohumus and hydrogel must be added to the garden soil.

In order for the buds to actively bloom, you need to remove the seed boxes.

You can prepare the land yourself, for this you need to mix garden soil with peat and baking powder (3: 3: 0.5). As for watering, it is enough to carry out this procedure 2 times, in the morning and in the evening. To protect the ampelous petunia from the spider mite, it must be periodically sprayed with water, it is better to do this after sunset.

It is desirable to dive seedlings together with an earthen clod.

"Black Velvet". A hybrid that has velvety black flowers with a diameter of 8 cm and a stem 25 cm high.

I tried both seeds and seedlings. I concluded (at least for my area) more sense from seedlings. Seeds in the beds germinate poorly, bloom late. And seedlings can be controlled, some seeds did not sprout - immediately plant others. In addition, petunia planted with seedlings begins to bloom earlier. The main thing before planting, seedlings need to be "hardened" so that they do not die immediately after planting in flower beds.

To maintain decorativeness, it is desirable to cut off faded flowers and seed pods that have begun, so that the plants are not “distracted” by their maturation, but continue to actively lay buds.

In terms of size and color, petunias can boast a very wide variety. There are large-flowered ones (up to 10 cm in diameter), there are small-flowered ones (flower diameter is about 2 cm). Coloring can be almost any: white, red, pink, raspberry, purple and all intermediate varieties. A variety of stripes, rims, spots of contrasting color on funnel-shaped flowers have not surprised anyone for a long time.

Summer is the most beautiful time of the year, when nature, showing a variety of colors, gives an unforgettable pleasure. Contemplating this picture, many have a desire to make the territory adjacent to the house, balcony or cottage no less beautiful. Often this problem is solved quite simply - they plant the flowers they like so that both close people and ordinary passers-by can admire them. And a good idea to decorate the chosen place is to plant an ampelous petunia.

This plant is characterized by long shoots, covered with large bright flowers. Therefore, it can be grown both on a balcony and in a box or around a garden path. Thanks to this plant, it will be quite easy for you to maintain a colorful and summery atmosphere in your space.

Petunia ampelous and cascading - what's the difference?

Petunia specialists are known for their whimsicalness. And this is not surprising, given that its natural habitat is humid and hot climate. But thanks to the efforts of breeders, today every novice florist and not only hybrids are available that are easy to grow and care for and at the same time can bring pleasure to their appearance throughout the summer season.

Although it is customary to distinguish ampelous and cascading petunias, in reality they have no differences. After all, this is the same plant, which just has different names.

The best varieties of ampelous petunias

The assortment of flower shops today offers many different varieties of ampelous petunias. This simplifies the task for the grower, as he can choose the variety that suits him. The most sought after today are the following varieties of petunias:

When choosing terry varieties of petunias for growing on the site, you need to be prepared for the fact that they needs careful maintenance. In order for the flowers of this plant to bestow their beauty, you will have to make a lot of effort. Due to the difficulties that arise in their cultivation, they are most often planted in closed places.

Planting and caring for ampelous petunias at home

It is difficult to find such a grower who would be indifferent to petunias. To date, it is customary to distinguish two types of this plant: bush and ampelous. And each of them has expressiveness and attractiveness. Bush petunias have become widespread as garden plants, and ampelous ones are mainly grown at home, where they decorate balconies and verandas. However, regardless of the chosen variety of petunias, it will be necessary to provide appropriate care.

Growing seedlings from seeds

Due to the meager baggage of knowledge, novice flower growers pay attention to every little thing. They may be interested in known methods of combating diseases, as well as the question of how many pieces to plant in a planter. However, first of all, they must get an answer to the question of how to grow plants from seeds.

If it is possible to provide artificial lighting for seedlings, petunia seeds can be sown as early as February. Otherwise, you need to wait until mid-March, because at this time the daylight hours will become longer, which will provide the petunia with the necessary amount of light. The soil used for sowing should have a loose, nutritious and light structure. To prepare planting soil that meets the above requirements, the following components are required:

• two parts of peat;
• two parts of sod and sheet soil;
• two parts of humus;
• one part sand.

The top layer of soil should be as light as possible, so it is advisable to sift it. The day before sowing, the soil must be watered. Then you need to add a little dry sand to the seeds, after which this mixture is placed on the prepared soil. It is possible to accelerate the germination of seeds if the container with the crops is covered with a film or glass and transferred to a room where the temperature will be maintained at 21-22 degrees.

The appearance of the first shoots should be expected after a week. From this point on, the seedlings need to be carefully cared for. To do this, the seedlings are watered twice a day, spraying with room water. Also need to ventilate. It is difficult to grow strong and healthy seedlings without maintaining optimal air humidity. At the same time, care must be taken to ensure that condensate does not occur, since if it is present, the likelihood of seedlings being affected by various diseases increases. After waiting for the formation of the first leaves in the seedlings, the film can be removed.

Watering and fertilizing

Petunia makes quite high demands on growing, so beginner growers may experience certain difficulties. The plant will be able to demonstrate its decorative properties to the full extent only if nutritional supplements are carried out. Equally important is watering for petunias, which must be done every day.

If the seedlings will not receive required amount of moisture, then this will lead to the development of diseases, which can be determined by various characteristic features. For example, its leaves become sticky. In order for the plant to be provided with all the necessary nutrients, it is recommended to carry out top dressing with special compounds that must be applied to the soil with each watering. The greatest effect of top dressing is achieved by following the scheme:

• the first seven days - watering with water and humates;
• the next seven days - watering with water and potassium sulfate.

Planting flowers in open ground

When the seedlings grown in pots are strong enough, you can choose a place for planting in open ground. However, for this event to occur without complications, it is necessary consider the following recommendations:

• it is advisable to transplant in the evening in cloudy weather;
• it is recommended to transfer the seedlings to the prepared place together with the soil from the pots;
• prepared holes for seedlings should be at least 10 x 10 cm;
• it is also important to correctly determine the distance between seedlings, focusing on their size. If a variety with large flowers is transplanted, then the plants are located no closer than 24 cm from each other. For plants with small flowers, it is sufficient to observe an interval of 19 cm. With regard to bushes of ampelous petunia, it is necessary to maintain a distance of approximately 29 cm;
• when the transplant is completed, it is necessary to take measures to accelerate rooting. To do this, the soil is mulched with peat or humus. In this way, plants will be protected from low temperatures, which will also help maintain optimal humidity levels;
• upon completion of all transplant operations, the flower must be watered.

How to form an ampelous petunia?

As a rule, by mid-July, the shoots grow too large, requiring prompt removal. Moreover, this also happens if the petunias provide minimal care. Under such conditions, there exposure of the lower part of the shoots, at the same time new buds and leaves are formed at the tops. As a result, the flower becomes unattractive, growth stunting occurs because it does not receive the necessary nutrients.

You can maintain a healthy and attractive petunia if you pinch the shoots in a timely manner. The essence of this procedure is to remove the shoot by 2/3 of the length. This operation is the meaning of the formation of an ampelous petunia. If carried out in a timely manner, it is possible to ensure an attractive appearance of the flower throughout the entire growing season.

How to collect seeds?

Experienced flower growers know that petunias are enough to prolong the flowering period. promptly prune dead flowers. However, they are the seed suppliers. At the first signs of flowering, you need to start observing the lower flowers and choose the most suitable ones from them. You can use buds that have withered and managed to fully ripen. This ensures that they contain quality seeds. It usually takes 2.5 months for seeds to mature.

It is possible to obtain the required number of seeds and proper quality only if a suitable variety was initially selected. In this regard, a terry petunia, which does not transfer maternal properties to offspring during reproduction, would not be a very suitable choice. Therefore, even experienced flower growers cannot guarantee that when creating the necessary conditions for plants after sowing the collected seeds from them a new flower will grow of the same sort. In some cases, a surprise is possible - flowers can often grow from sown seeds that have excellent sizes, shapes and shades.

Conclusion

Petunia is a rather unique plant, because for all its excellent decorative properties, it is quite difficult to grow this plant in the absence of the necessary knowledge. Therefore, for beginner gardeners, this can be a serious problem, especially if they plan plant it in open ground.

However, if you use the accumulated experience of gardeners, you can successfully grow this capricious plant in our latitudes. You can increase the chances of success if the petunia is grown by seedlings. Then the grower will have strong and hardened seedlings at his disposal, which, with appropriate care during the planting period, will feel quite comfortable in the prepared flower bed.

Not a single summer garden, immersed in flowers, can be imagined without a petunia. This beauty has long become one of the most popular garden crops that adorn the flower beds of fans of life in the suburbs, and the balconies of urban residents, and even the apartments of flower lovers. A variety of colors, abundant flowering, large flowers of various shapes and a pleasant aroma have long made this flower popular. And its unpretentious nature and endurance add additional pluses to petunias.

Surely, many people, admiring the colorful petunias in the flower beds, thought about how luxurious this flower could look on their balcony! But petunias can be grown quite simply in pots. Ampelous petunia in hanging planters looks incomparable, especially if several petunias of different colors are planted in one pot. It is not very difficult to grow such beauty at home, but in order to enjoy the lush flowering of petunia more than once, you need to make some effort. And you should start with seedlings.

Seeds or cuttings - what to choose

Almost all types of petunias, of which there are a great many, are perfectly propagated by both seeds and cuttings. At the same time, plants that have grown from cuttings bloom a little earlier, but those petunias that are obtained from seeds are more hardy and bloom more profusely. Therefore, for growing petunias in pots, it is preferable to grow seedlings from seeds. However, it should be remembered that terry petunias and hybrid varieties need to be propagated by cuttings.

Planting petunia seeds

If you want to get strong bushes by the beginning of summer, you need to plant seeds for seedlings in February. Because the days are short at this time of year, seedlings need extra light. Landing rules are simple:

• The soil for seeds should be taken light, soft, loose, and be sure to add a nutrient mixture there. It is best to take the substrate in the following proportions: 2 parts of turf, 2 parts of humus, 1 part of coarse sand and 2 parts of peat.
• With this mixture, you need to fill the box in which the seedlings will grow, and the upper part of the earth - about 1.5 cm - needs to be sifted to make it loose.
• After that, the soil must be well moistened, since small seeds will be easier to distribute evenly over moist soil. To do this, they are mixed immediately before sowing with dry sand.
• After that, a mixture of seeds and sand is distributed over the surface of the soil, and additionally moistened by spraying with water from a spray bottle. From above, the seed box is covered with glass, and cleaned in a warm place.
• The temperature in the room where the seed container is located should not fall below 20 degrees.

Some flower lovers use special material for shelter, which is sold in the store, instead of glass. In this way, petunia seeds will be even better cared for, since the danger of waterlogging will disappear.

Taking care of the seedlings

The first shoots from seeds should appear in about a week. Immediately after you see small green sprouts, they will definitely need to be aired several times a day by removing the glass and sprinkled with water to moisten. In this case, the condensate from the glass must be removed, otherwise the sprouts may rot.

When the first leaves appear on the sprouts, the glass can be removed completely, pour a little sand on top, and reduce watering to slightly reduce moisture.

How to transplant petunia seedlings into pots

You can transplant sprouts into the first separate pots when they already have at least three true leaves. This is done in the following way. The earth is abundantly moistened so as not to damage the fragile shoot, after which you need to carefully pry the seedling from below with a thin stick and pull it out of the ground, holding it by the leaves.

After that, the sprout needs to be planted in a small container - plastic pots, for example. Yogurt containers work well for this purpose. The containers are filled with exactly the same loose nutrient substrate, sprayed with water from a spray bottle and covered with a sheet of paper on top.

The substrate in pots should always be well (but not too much) moistened, in addition, it should be loosened very carefully, using, for example, a toothpick.

After about a week, seedlings can already be fed, alternating different methods - both root and foliar, using different complex fertilizers.

You can transplant your petunias to a permanent place of residence when the roots of the seedlings completely fill the small plastic pots.

How to transplant a petunia into a pot

The most important thing is to choose the right size pots for the petunia seedling. There are a lot of varieties of petunias, depending on this, you need to select flower pots of the appropriate volume for them.

For terry petunias, you need a pot with a volume of at least 3 liters. Accordingly, if you want to plant 2 seedlings in a pot, for example, of different colors, you will need to take a 6-liter pot.

For ampelous petunias, you need a pot with a volume of at least 5 liters. The same volume is required for a cascade petunia seedling. Especially powerful and tall cascading varieties (such as Tornado) need at least 15 liters per flower for normal development and flowering.

In general, it depends on the size of the pot what you will achieve - lush and abundant flowering, or several medium-sized flowers. However, in any case, you should not choose very small pots, because they will very quickly become small for your petunias.

Care for petunias in pots

Care for petunias that are planted in pots or planters is as follows.

• Watering. Seedlings need to be watered with warm water, while trying not to get on the leaves, because petunias do not like this. It should be borne in mind that the soil in the pot should ideally always be slightly damp. But if the flowers endure a short drought without any special consequences, then excessive watering can destroy them. So everything is good in moderation. "Wet ground" does not mean that water should overflow.
• top dressing. Petunias need mandatory additional nutrition, and adult plants and seedlings respond to this with great gratitude. Moreover, the plant itself shows which substances it lacks. So, if the leaves of the seedlings turn yellow despite the fact that the earth does not dry out, iron is definitely needed. If the leaves turn pale, the seedlings need nitrogen. Closer to the beginning of flowering, in order to increase the number of buds, petunias need phosphorus and potassium. Petunias that grow in pots or other limited containers should be fed approximately once every two weeks with complex fertilizers.
• Topping. If for petunias that grow in open ground, pinching should be done only to give the bush splendor, then for plants that are planted in pots, pinching is a vital necessity. Potted petunias need regular shortening of young shoots, otherwise you simply will not achieve flowering. The first time you need to pinch the sprout as soon as the first leaves appear - this is how you form a beautiful bush in the future. Be sure to pinch the seedlings after they are placed in a pot or planter. In spring, pinching is mandatory for overwintered petunias. Next, pinch the petunia as needed.

Diseases and pests

Despite the fact that petunias are not very susceptible to disease, nevertheless, it is possible to provoke the so-called "black leg" if you plant too many plants in one pot and water them too abundantly. If your plant is sick, take it out of the pot and throw it away. You won't be able to save him. If there are several petunias in the pot, and only one bush is sick, then after you remove it from the pot, treat the adjacent flowers with fungicides.

Also petunias in pots sometimes suffer from powdery mildew. This disease can affect the plant in case of sudden changes in heat and cold. Therefore, in the spring, when the sun is already warming well during the day, and it is still cold at night, you should not take out the pots with petunias on the balcony or on the porch. Treatment consists in treating sick petunias with sulfur preparations.

Sometimes aphids appear on the petunias, which eat the leaves. As a result, they lose their shape, and the bush gradually withers. If you have ants on your plants. Take a closer look - perhaps they are just attracted to aphids. The affected plants are treated with special preparations such as Aktara or Kemifos.

Whiteflies, moth-like insects, may appear on petunia flowers. Then the plant begins to wither and turn yellow. It is possible to treat petunias on which whiteflies have settled with the same preparations as for combating aphids.

How long do petunias live in pots

Petunia begins to bloom about two and a half to three months after you sow the seeds for seedlings. A bud develops for about a week, and blooms about the same. After that, the bud must be removed to allow new flowers to form. With good care, the petunia will bloom from June to the end of September.

In winter, petunias in pots have a dormant period. They live in a bright, cool place and are sometimes watered. In the spring, as soon as the days get longer, the flower pots need to be moved to a bright place, fed, watered, and your petunia will bloom again.

Ampel petunia is very popular with many flower growers. Thanks to the extensive range of colors, it is able to decorate a variety of places in your summer cottage: windows, gazebos,. It will also look spectacular as a separate composition in your garden.

Varieties of petunias have a conditional division into:

• bush flowers that are planted in open ground. Seeds are sown in March or April. The plant is planted in a permanent place in May;
• ampelous petunias are planted in hanging flowerpots or.

To obtain seedlings, seeds are sown much earlier than bush seeds - in early or mid-February, and in May they are transplanted to a permanent place. At the same time, each grower will inevitably face the question: how many pieces of ampelous petunias should be planted in a flowerpot?

Sowing seeds of petunias

Before planting a plant in a permanent place, it is necessary to grow its seedlings. For this, the following conditions must be met:

1. Prepare the soil, which should be light and loose. It must be moistened and watered with a growth stimulator.
2. Seeds are poured onto the ground without deepening. A small amount of earth is poured on top of them. Seeds are moistened with a spray bottle.
3. The container is covered on top with glass or polyethylene film. Every day, the seedlings are aired for a short time, watered if necessary.
4. After five days, sprouts appear. The film or glass is opened for a long time, providing maximum illumination.
5. After two weeks, the first leaves sprout. At this stage, 1-2 times a week, top dressing is carried out in liquid form, spraying them from a spray bottle.
6. Growing seedlings, as they grow, are transplanted into larger containers.

During the first 4-5 weeks after germination, the development of seedlings is slow, they gradually build up the root system. Then their active growth begins. In containers with a volume of 1.5-2 liters, petunia seedlings grow until they are transplanted to a permanent place in a pot of the appropriate size. Thus, by May, an ampelous petunia bush grows, having 15-20 buds.

How many petunias to plant in one pot?

As a container for growing petunias, it is recommended to use a planter. The cache-pot is a special vase designed for a flower pot. The design of the planter assumes the presence of special hooks with which it is hung.

When deciding how many petunias to plant in a pot, the following recommendation should be followed: no more than two adult plants are planted in one medium-sized container (diameter about 22 cm). This is due to the fact that ampelous petunias are characterized by a branched root system. If you plant more than two plants in one pot, this will interfere with their growth and proper development. The nutrients found in the soil will quickly be used up, and this will lead to a decrease in the intensity of flowering of petunias.

In addition, when deciding how many petunias to plant in one pot, it is necessary to take into account the size of the container and the variety of the future plant. The larger the variety, the larger the container required for it. For example, in a pot with a volume of 10 liters, you can plant two pieces of Fortunia variety petunias. But if you are dealing with the Typhoon variety, then in this case you can plant only one seedling in a 10-liter planter.

Following the recommendations for calculating how many petunias can be planted in one pot will help you grow a healthy plant. By creating comfortable conditions for the growth of a petunia, you will enjoy its flowering throughout the season.