What is a profusely blooming petunia Avalanche Yellow star

Tell me, what is petunia Avalanche Yellow Star? This year I bought such a variety for the first time, the seller in the store assured that the plant was ampelous, and it was written on the package. However, my petunias for some reason all stick up, and do not want to go to bed, and the bush itself is very dense and thickened. Maybe it was not necessary to pinch the seedlings, or should they still grow like that?

Among the variety of ampelous petunias, which are also called pendula, the Avalanche group deserves special attention. They are hybrid plants that bloom with large flowers and are characterized by the rapid growth of long side shoots, which makes them widely used for growing in hanging planters, tall flowerpots and balcony boxes.

The Avalanche series consists of several varieties that differ from each other in size and color. One of the spectacular representatives of the Avalanche petunia is the Yellow Star variety.

Description of the variety

Petunia got its name because of the unusual color of the flowers: large gramophones, up to 10 cm in diameter, have a white tint at the edges, but the middle has a rich yellow color. At the same time, the yellowness is "drawn" not by an even central spot, but with protruding corners in such a way that a figure in the form of a yellow star is clearly visible.

The avalanche blooms very abundantly and for a long time, until the very frost. The bush is almost completely covered with buds located on the side shoots creeping or hanging from the pot, the length of which exceeds 0.5 m. During the flowering period, the bush resembles a flowering avalanche from afar, which, in fact, gave the name of the series.

The bush branches very well, so it can be planted both as an ampelous plant in hanging flowerpots, and directly in open ground in order to create a ground cover flower bed.

One petunia from the Avalanche group is capable of covering 1.5 square meters. m. flowerbed area.

Growing features

Petunia Avalanche Yellow Star propagates by seeds:

1. Early February sow seeds for seedlings into the nutrient soil. They do not need to be embedded in the ground, it is enough just to spread them over the surface of the loose nutrient substrate. Place crops under a hood or cover with foil. Ventilate and humidify (spray) periodically.
2. When three true leaves appear on the seedlings, dive into separate pots.
3. In May, transplant seedlings into open ground or into outdoor pots (when frost returns) to a well-lit place.
4. With the arrival of autumn, if desired, the bushes can be dug up and brought into a room with an air temperature of about 12 degrees Celsius, after cutting them off.

It is worth noting that the young petunia Avalanche Yellow Star has erect shoots. Over time, the central shoot grows strongly in length and lies down, and many side branches are formed on it, on which buds are laid.

If the bush pinch at the seedling stage, it will begin to actively build up lateral shoots, and the central one will slow down in growth. As a result, external petunia species will no longer be so "ampelous" - a dense bush will grow, whose branches, if they begin to hang down, then quite a bit and already at the very end of the season.

Video about planting ampelous petunia