What does petunia Celebrity look like and its features
Almost everyone who loves and grows flowers has perennial petunias at home. They attract attention with their fabulously beautiful flowers, which come in a wide variety of shades and shapes. The plant blooms for a long time and abundantly, and in care it is not very whimsical.
Petunia Celebrity looks very beautiful in flower beds. In order to take into account its peculiarities when growing and caring, it is necessary to know which species this or that variety belongs to.
So, there are many types of petunias, the main ones are:
- grandiflora (petunia with large flowers);
- multiflora (multiflorous);
- garden (ampelous) petunia;
- floribunda.
- Petunia species grandiflora
It is the most popular among other types. There are few flowers on the bush, but the inflorescences are very large - up to 10 cm in diameter. There are also varieties with double flowers.
Large-flowered petunias are divided into 5 varieties:
- Tall petunias (bush height more than half a meter).
- Low petunias (no more than 30 cm in height).
- Fringed petunias.
- Excellent petunias.
- Terry petunias.
The last three varieties are divided into tall and low-growing plants. The type of grandiflora includes Pikoti petunias, Hit-parade, Purple pirouette.
A feature of this species is that it is a little capricious to care for, as it requires heat and is sensitive to moisture and drafts. If these factors are not taken into account, petunias will stop blooming and may even rot (especially terry petunias).
Petunia group multiflora
In this species of petunias, a large number of small-diameter buds (5 cm) are formed on the bush. Flowering is long and plentiful until the frost. Does not require special care, it tolerates rain and sun well. Most often used to decorate flower beds. The most famous varieties of multiflorous petunias - Mirage, Fantasy, Plum Crystals.
Petunia ampelous
Petunias from the garden group are characterized by the presence of long side shoots hanging from the pot. They are resistant to weather changes. They are widely used for growing in hanging pots. The most famous varieties are Surfinia, Tumbelina, Conchita.
Celebrity floribunda petunia
Floribunda petunias have gained fame and recognition among flower growers due to the following features:
- the plant has abundant large flowers of bright color;
- flowers practically do not depend on weather conditions.
It is worth noting that only the Celebrity petunia flower has brightly colored veins that form a mesh at the beginning of the funnel.
The colors of this species have a very diverse palette - as many as 13 colorings.
Celebrity grows no more than 30 cm, throws out many small buds (close to 6 cm in diameter), the plant is resistant to heat and rain. It is better to plant such petunia in groups.