tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6683266823016826184..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pictures: Petunia 'Phantom'mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68366872532617305122011-09-26T05:21:09.567-07:002011-09-26T05:21:09.567-07:00Hi. I love petunias especially their colors...but ...Hi. I love petunias especially their colors...but they don't love me back, so I've given up on them. hehe. The black and yellow colors of the petunias in your photos is a welcoming sign for the coming Halloween! :)Kingdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640845879459123926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85862608205905244812011-09-25T19:15:35.400-07:002011-09-25T19:15:35.400-07:00I grew Phantom this year. Thoughts:
Nice to have ...I grew Phantom this year. Thoughts:<br />Nice to have a petunia with scent (Where's yours, Waves?).<br />Semi-compact, but pinching back really helped.<br />Cool weather / part-shade* is where they shine: spring and fall. The black is blackest and the yellow yellowest (I did not know that was a word ... hmm). Come summer, all that hot weather seems to drive the black from the blossoms and Jordan in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290439051558323819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68012211802446742562011-09-25T18:59:26.194-07:002011-09-25T18:59:26.194-07:00I think they would be a nice surprise in a contain...I think they would be a nice surprise in a container you walk by like near a door but I wouldn't want them in a large bed.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64615782905082981952011-09-25T17:57:59.334-07:002011-09-25T17:57:59.334-07:00Is it fragrant? Looks very weird, not sure until I...Is it fragrant? Looks very weird, not sure until I see it in the flesh.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38633405748913528622011-09-25T15:12:34.318-07:002011-09-25T15:12:34.318-07:00Normally I'm a Petunia hater, but we planted t...Normally I'm a Petunia hater, but we planted this guy earlier this spring. It's looking alright these days: http://www.flickr.com/photos/faroutflora/6181639950/in/photostream<br />It does kind of get lost, but fulfills my need to deadhead something. Seemed to put up with barely any water all summer, too. We're giving Petunia exerta a shot, too.Meganhttp://www.faroutflora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68196979951975672662011-09-25T10:36:57.641-07:002011-09-25T10:36:57.641-07:00They're OK when you can see them close up (whi...They're OK when you can see them close up (which is what I always told my customers), but from a distance, I don't think they'd look good.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-80868153089808254672011-09-25T10:14:19.561-07:002011-09-25T10:14:19.561-07:00Love 'em. I have them hanging on my porch.Love 'em. I have them hanging on my porch.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12953592873230974612011-09-25T07:46:12.721-07:002011-09-25T07:46:12.721-07:00I'm fond of petunias, but have to say I don...I'm fond of petunias, but have to say I don't like this color combination at all.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13462016078251013812011-09-25T07:30:21.289-07:002011-09-25T07:30:21.289-07:00Mmm, I do think they only look cool up close... Ma...Mmm, I do think they only look cool up close... Maybe a lot of people felt the same way because I did not end up seeing them much used in actual landscaping.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64316005354239331472011-09-25T07:02:24.741-07:002011-09-25T07:02:24.741-07:00We planted these in quite a few containers at work...We planted these in quite a few containers at work. They've performed extremely well in all of them. They look especially nice when planted with pinks and purplesTomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com