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Petunia axillaris
(Large White Petunia)

Family - Solanaceae
Category - Annual
Origin - South America
Year of Introduction - 1823
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H2
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 30cm or more

Description: A pretty annual with an upright habit and branching stems. Mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape. Trumpet-shaped flowers are creamy-white, each Bloom with a pale green throat. The Blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced through the summer into early autumn. The flowers have a sweet scent at night and are attractive to pollinating insects. Although the common name is 'Large White Petunia', the flowers are generally smaller than most of the current popular hybrids in cultivation.

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Flower:

Trumpet-shaped flowers are creamy-white, each bloom with a pale green throat. The blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from June through September (with deadheading and depending on when the seed was started). The blooms are sweetly scented at night.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape. 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: Ovate to elliptic

Propagation:

Cuttings, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.