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Petunia integrifolia

Family - Solanaceae
Category - Annual
Origin - Argentina
Year of Introduction - 1831
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H2
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 30cm or more

Description: A pretty annual with a spreading, scrambling habit. Mid-green leaves are Elliptic to lanceolate in shape and are covered in sticky white hairs. Trumpet-shaped flowers are bright magenta purple and have darker throats. The Blooms are held singly on the stems and are produced through the summer and into early autumn. The flowers are evening scented and attractive to pollinating insects.

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Flower:

Trumpet-shaped flowers are bright magenta-purple and have darker purple throats. The blooms are held singly on the stems and are produced from June through September (with deadheading and depending on when the seed was started). The blooms are scented in the evenings.

Flower colour: Magenta

Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid-green leaves are Elliptic to lanceolate in shape. The foliage and the stems are covered in fine, sticky white hairs. The leaves are usually Alternately arranged along the lower part of the stems and held in opposite pairs towards the tips.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Elliptic to lanceolate

Propagation:

Cuttings, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, well drained soil.