Photo, description and care of varieties of multi-flowered petunia: Tornado, Glafira, Multiflora

Multiflowered petunia is one of the most beautiful ornamental crops that many flower growers have come to love. And this is not surprising, because it is presented in various colors, has long flowering and is unpretentious in care.

You can use this type of garden petunia for decorating landscape design, since her flowers are not large, and rainfall in the form of rain is not terrible for her. In this article we will consider the varieties of this petunia and the rules for caring for it. Also watch a helpful video on the topic.

Description and history of occurrence

For the first time, petunia became known in 1793 thanks to the specialist Lamarck. Later, various types of petunia arose, among which was multi-flowered. Initially, they inhabited the territory of South America, and at the end of the 18th century it was introduced into Europe.

Multiflowered petunia is characterized by a rich scattering of flowers that are small in size. Flowers grow densely, so that the bush is almost covered with bright inflorescences. Multiflowered petunia is a former plant, so you can enjoy its beauty during the flowering period much earlier than other varieties.

Petunia has low growth, but the bushes are compact in size. To get a brighter exotic look, the bush is rounded by cropping. The color is different, there are both monophonic and variegated inflorescences.

ATTENTION: The peculiarity of multi-flowered petunia is its resistance to climatic changes, but it does not tolerate frosts.

Varieties, their features and photos

Glafira

This is a multi-flowered bush of petunia, which is small and compact in size. Its height reaches 20-30 cm. The peculiarity of the decorative culture is that with early sowing, flowering begins in May.

The main advantage of the variety is drought tolerance.. Compared to other varieties of multi-flowered petunia, Glafira tolerates a shortage of moisture for a short time. Moreover, the saturation of flowers and decorative appearance does not change. The variety perfectly restores an attractive appearance after rain.

Multiflora

The flowers are small in size, 4-8 cm in diameter. They can be terry, non-terry (for how to care for terry varieties, read here). The bush is sprawling, dense, spherical, aligned in height. Multiflora petunia is the most diverse group of petunias. She has large and beautiful inflorescences, whose diameter is 12 cm. The shape of the flower can be different, and the color is two-tone with veins, frills, fringes, stars.

But in terms of cultivation, the variety is demanding. It is most often affected by the influence of pest diseases, as well as less resistant to wind and rain. In spite of this, petunia microflora is still considered the most favorite among flower growersas it is presented in a wide assortment.

Tornado

This is a cascading variety of multi-flowered petunia, which has massive, long shoots and incredibly beautiful inflorescences. Their diameter is 5-7 cm. The color of the buds can be purple, pink and white.

The most unusual representative of this group of petunias remains Tornado Parple F1. The variety is characterized by rapid growth, power and abundant flowering. The length of the shoots reaches 1.5 m. The color of the inflorescences is bright crimson. Flowering lasts throughout the summer and until the frosts. It is characterized by unpretentious care, the ability to easily restore decorativeness after wind and rain.

Growing seedlings from seeds

For the successful cultivation of multi-flowered petunia, the following recommendations must be observed when planting it:

1. Sow planting material in late January-early February. Since the seeds are small, then combine them with sand.
2. Put planting material on the surface of the soil, level and pour using a spray gun.
3. Cover the box with seedlings with foil and install in a room with a temperature regime of 20-23 degrees.
4. After 7 days, the first shoots will appear. Once a week they have to be sprayed with a solution of potassium permanganate. In addition, remove the film for airing for several hours.
5. With the formation of the first 3-4 leaves, you can pick, transplanting the sprouts into separate cups.
6. Make a picking carefully, moving the sprout behind the leaf so as not to injure the roots and not shake the soil from them.

Watch a video about growing multiflowered petunia seedlings from seedlings:

Soil requirements

The substrate for multi-flowered petunia is sandy-loamy or loamy. It should be fertilized with peat or humus. Petunia actively develops, grows and blooms profusely only if it has been planted in a light, nutritious soil with a neutral pH.

Lighting and location

The place to grow multiflowered petunia should be sunny. If you plant a petunia in the shade, then it will begin to stretch, the number of leaves will increase, but the number of flowers will decrease. In addition, the shaded area will adversely affect the decorative bush.

IMPORTANT: For multi-flowered petunia, find a place that will be protected from the wind as much as possible. With a strong gust of wind, delicate flowers will be injured.

How to care?

Watering

Moisten the soil in which petunia grows, as needed. Protected water is suitable for this. Water the plant under the root so that the water does not penetrate the delicate flowers. The day after wetting, be sure to loosen the weed.

Top dressing

It is enough to add nutritional compounds once a week. To do this, alternate organics with mineral dressings.

Multiflowered petunia will be magnificent if it is periodically watered with an aqueous solution of humates. The color of the buds will be saturated when using a special feeding for the Aquarin Floral petunia.

It is better to carry out humidification, top dressing and weeding of multiflora in the evening or in cloudy weather.

Pruning

Since multiflowered petunia grows in the form of a bush, it must be cut off. To do this, after planting the plant in an open area, pinch a few leaves on top. After this, the main stem will branch, and the petunia itself will become more magnificent.

It will not be possible to form an ampoule petunia by pinching. Her stem will continue to grow and will not want to branch.

Watch the video about pruning petunias in the ground:

Common Diseases and Pests

Most often, multiflorous petunia is affected by viral and bacterial diseases.. Among them:

• cucumber and tobacco mosaic;
• leaf galls;
• potato and tomato viruses;
• necrosis of tobacco.

They are characterized by necrotic and chlorotic spots, a mosaic pattern on the leaves, and also the deformation of various parts of the plant.

TIP: If you are affected by these diseases, urgently remove the flower from the ground and burn it. For prevention, carry out the fight against the main carriers of these diseases - aphids.

Fungal diseases also affect multiflorous petunia.:

• powdery mildew;
• late blight;
• various types of rot;
• blackleg;
• brown spotting.

For treatment, drugs containing copper are used, as well as biological and chemical agents: Trichodermin, Fitosporin.

Of the pests, the danger is:

• aphid;
• thrips;
• spider mites;
• whitefly;
• slugs.

If whiteflies, aphids or thrips are detected, treat with insecticides, including: Confidor, Aktara. To combat spider mites, special tools have been developed: Demitan, Actellik. To scare off slugs, disperse metaldehyde over the surface of the soil.

Breeding

Multiflowered petunia propagates most often by seed. For cultivation, sow seeds in March, and plant in open ground in late April - early May. Petunia grown from seeds is often influenced by a black leg, so you will have to maintain the necessary level of humidity, preventing overmoistening of the soil. For better tillering, pinch.

The most interesting instances of petunias are propagated by cuttings.. This procedure is carried out in the spring. To do this, cut the apical shoots with 4-5 leaves, and then immerse them in the ground by ¼, cover with glass from above. During rooting, spray the cuttings periodically. Most often, cuttings are used for ampel and terry forms of flowers.

Possible problems

When growing multi-flowered petunia, numerous problems are possible. Each grower should know them and how to eliminate them:

1. In order for young plants to transfer the transplant to the open ground as easily as possible, carry out similar events in cloudy weather or in the evening.
2. To maximize moisture conservation and protection from soil frosts, thoroughly mulch the plant with peat.
3. When planting petunias in flower pots or flowerpots, pay attention to the height of the sides. It should not exceed 5 cm. Otherwise, with a small wind, the branches will rub against the edge and break.
4. Perform additional drainage in flower pots is not worth it. There are enough special holes on the bottom. It’s just that the soil in the petunias dries quickly.
5. All manipulations to moisturize and fertilize in the evening. The reason is that with active sun, burns form on the leaves.

Conclusion

Multiflowered petunia is an interesting and colorful plant., which today actively decorates balconies, loggias and flower beds. It is enough to plant several varieties of this group of petunias on the site to get the original floral composition. The plant does not require special care, so even a beginner can achieve long and plentiful flowering.

Watch the video: Trailing Petunia: Part 1 (May 2024).