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Help save my petunias! PIPs
Can anyone help me save my petunias (and whatever else is in there with them)? I made an attempt to trim them up today so I could see what I actually have to work with, and now I just don't know what else to do. This is after the clean up... I don't know how I did with it because I've never grown anything before. Suggestions?
It's hard to see. I don't know why this picture turned out so small. The purple flowers in this one are petunias. There are two others that I don't know about. One a non-flowering plant (as far as I've seen) with green leaves that are spotted with pinkish splatters. The other has dark green, reddish tinged leaves and sprouts red flowers on top. This one was very full and pretty when I bought it a little over a month ago. I posted these pics on facebook and my mom said they are probably "running" petunias that would be better in a hanging basket. True?
I don't know if the white flowers are petunias or not. I'm pretty sure the red ones are. These were very full and pretty when they started out, but now this side of it is empty. What was here at first, has now dwindled down to that little twig that's all alone in the space.
Re: Help save my petunias! PIPs
The red ones look like impatiens, not petunias, to me The white one looks like a begonia, but it's hard to tell from your pictures The impatiens do best in shade and will "burn up" in the sun. Also, don't overwater. That's probably the #1 cause of plant death.
Agreed impatiens and begonia. They should be in a shady spot on your porch not full sun.
Regarding the bold, that's what I meant. I also removed some dead pieces that were nothing but brown crunch.
Anyways, thanks everyone. Someone on facebook identified the impatiens and begonias, too. Really helps knowing what they are, doesn't it? lol
They both look perkier today, and looking at it even more closely, I think there is something else in there with the impatiens and begonias. It also has white flowers, but the stem grows straight up and is stiffer than the begonias, and the leaves are big and more of a narrow triangle shape with saw-like edges (but not sharp).
this could be another type of begonia (proven winners calls them dragonwing or angel wing begonias)
Yes, those are impatiens and begonias.
For your petunias (the purple), water thoroughly daily and make sure their container is well-drained. You can give them some Miracle Gro to make them produce more/larger blooms.
Now, here's what I don't love about petunias and why I never have any. They get very leggy and you have to keep cutting them back. Just go ahead and when a bloom dies, cut the stem back as short as you want to. It will rebloom. They do look pretty when well maintained, but it is a lot of work to keep cutting them back. IMO leggy petunias never look good.