Petunia Choice Mix Seeds

The Dwarf Petunias of the Petunia hybrida nana compacta 'Choice Mix' variety are herbaceous annual plants that bear an abundance of simple, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of bright colours from June to September. This extremely floriferous, easy-to-grow plant is ideal for borders, pots and hanging baskets. 

Hybrid petunias are all derived from several plants originating from the warmer regions of South America. The variety petunia 'Choice Mix' or Petunia nana compacta belongs to the Solanaceae family and is close to ornamental tobacco for example. Its foliage also contains alkaloids. The plants form a rounded clump with a graceful, dense habit, that reaches 30 cm in height and 20 cm in diameter in record time. The plant is in bloom from June to September, provided that the wilted flowers are regularly removed and that fertilizer is regularly applied. Its cupped flowers are medium-sized, contrasting and come in a very wide range of colours that include monochrome or bicolour flowers. The little centre of the corolla is green. The fairly pubescent foliage features entire margins and a deep green hue.

No other flowering annual has been subjected to such an intense selection by plant breeders and over such a long period of time. The results, such as demonstrated by this variety, are impressive since the splendour of their blooms and length of their flowering period rival those of pelargoniums. Plant them in large pots or in hanging baskets. You can also plant them in flowerbeds, in order to punctuate borders with plants featuring grey foliage, such as mouse-ears or sagebrush.

Warning: seeds are best meant for very experienced gardeners who are used to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust and are hardly visible to the naked eye.