A good idea that failed in my garden this summer involved Petunias. Rather than plant the brash coloured Petunias I thought I would go for some scent and colour coordinated schemes. So I opted for these Lemon F1 plants I bought as seedlings. The idea was to grow Lemon Verbena and Geranium Lemon crispum alongside the petunias for the leaf scent. The weather was not kind to the petunias and they suffered badly in the ground. Those in pots fared better but still did not excel and had no scented plants with them. I like the idea and will try again next year probably with a different combination.
Self Colours
- F1 varieties allow us to select single colour Petunias and a new series from Chilterns comes in Lady Purple, Lady Blue, and Lady Cherry.
- Thompson Morgan have Mirage Midnight a dark blue and Cascade Blue (double) which I think is purple.
- Prism Sunshine F1 is another yellow grandiflora as are Baby Duck and Madness.
- EasyWave™ is another series with self colours in Red, Blue and White
- Single colour with white frills may be cheating but I like Pirouette Purple, Pirouette Red and Plum Crystal.
Purple Velvet Petunias from Thompson & Morgan
Also read Help Growing Petunias
