You can almost always find a color to compliment your décor or other flowers in your landscape. The new Petunia is the product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. Petunia are heat tolerant, drought tolerant, and sun tolerant. Botanical designation: Petunia X hybrida. Petunias put the summer back into summer as they fill your garden beds and containers with … Ruellia simplex (Mexican bluebell, Mexican petunia, or Britton's wild petunia) is an herbaceous perennial (USDA Hardiness Zone 8–11) in the family Acanthaceae. Ecology. Trailing plant; flowers are small (4 cm wide), petals completely fused, trumpet-like, and slightly bilaterally symmetrical (unlike most petunias). If you are growing petunias in a pot, aim to have up to 3 plants in a pot that measures 10–12 inches (25–30 cm). Petunias have large blooms and need enough room to develop fully and stay healthy. Leaves and Buds Bud Arrangement - Alternate. Five lobed, petunia-like, lavender to violet flowers bloom from the upper leaf axils in loose purple-stemmed clusters. Petunias are generally insect pollinated, with the exception of P. exserta, which is a rare, red-flowered, hummingbird-pollinated species.Most petunias are diploid with 14 chromosomes and are interfertile with other petunia species, as well as with Calibrachoa.. Leaf Type and Shape - Simple, ovate to elliptical-oblong. The plant grows best in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. Veins are prominent on the underside of the leaf. Mexican-petunia is a perennial in zones 8 to 11 that stands up to 3 feet in height. The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant, botanically known as Petunia X hybrida and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘BBTUN10102’.. The tubular flowers are favoured by some Lepidoptera species, including the Hummingbird hawk moth. Space petunia plants about 3 inches (7.6 cm) apart. 2016). Calibrachoa x hybrida, or Trailing petunia, is a tender perennial, usually grown as an annual, that has been known to survive the winter in USDA Zone 7, but is more commonly winter hardy in Zones 9 through 11. If you are growing petunias in a garden, space them out about 3 inches (7.6 cm) apart. Bud Size - 1/8 to 1/4 inch. Bud Color - Reddish-brown, with several imbricate scales. Leaf Surface - Variable, glabrous to pubescent. The new Petunia cultivar is freely flowering with trailing and spreading plant habit and attractive leaf and flower coloration. Cultivar denomination: ‘BBTUN10102’. Course(s): HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355 Flowers typically bloom from May to September. Flowers freely but each flower blooms for only one day. Leaf Margins - Finely-serrate to irregularly toothed or lobed. The new Petunia plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the … BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION. Stems are green or purple and leaves are dark green, oppositely arranged and lance-shaped, roughly 6 to 12 inches long and ½ to ¾ inches wide. The new Petunia A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘BBTUN04401’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; early and freely flowering habit; white-colored flowers with yellow green-colored venation and centers; and excellent garden performance. Million bells (Calibrachoa) is an annual flower that's planted in the spring in most growing zones and blooms nonstop from spring to frost without the need for deadheading.It is most commonly grown in containers or hanging baskets, where it spills gracefully over the sides with a dense trailing habit rather than a spindly one.Million bells plants also attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Introduction. Leaf margins are can be smooth or wavy. 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