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Perhaps today there is no more popular flowering plant than petunia. It is grown by professionals, landscape designers and housewives. Due to the long flowering, petunias decorate our gardens, balconies, city beds and street vases throughout the summer.
According to reviews, Ramblin F1 Petunia( Petunia Spreading) is most popular among fans of flowering gardens. Her erect shoots rise 30-35 cm, but the lateral shoots are up to one meter long. Beautiful petunia cascade Ramblin won the hearts of flower growers with a dense crown of delicate flowers that look great in containers, hanging pots and garden beds.
The catalog of the group of petunias Ramblin has about a dozen varieties that differ in the color of the inflorescences:
- Ramblin Burgundy Chrome( purple);
- Ramblin Lavender( lavender);
- Ramblin Neon Rose( hot pink);
- Ramblin Nu Blus( blue);
- Ramblin Peach Glo( Peach);
- Ramblin Pink( pink);
- Ramblin Red( red);
- Ramblin Salmon Capri( salmon);
- Ramblin Sugar Plum( dark pink);
- Ramblin White( snow white).
All species differ in uniform flowering time. When grown in a flowerpot on the stem, the plant forms a blooming “ball”, completely closing the pots.
Peculiarities of growing Ramblin F1 petunia
At first glance it may seem that Ramblin petunia is an unpretentious little demanding flower that will delight the eye with frosts by violent bloom. In fact, everything is quite different. To get a spectacular "cap" of large flowers on powerful branchy shoots as in the photo of Petunia Ramblin, you need to apply a lot of strength and knowledge.
Selection of Ramblin F1 petunias seeds
When buying seeds, it is advisable to stop at a European seed supplier that has proven its reliability. Sometimes flower growers are guided only by the color of the inflorescences of the variety, not paying attention to the group or series, the name of which comes first in the name of the flower.
In the Russian market, seeds of hybrid petunias are presented, which are not cheap, and are sold to be shredded. If the bag has more than 10 seeds, then we can talk about a fake or a substitution of the original seeds of wild plants. It is necessary to make sure that the cascade petunia ramblin seeds are in the package( carefully read the description of the group), since the ampelous plant cannot be obtained from the seeds of the bush variety.
Seedlings of Ramblin petunias
If you can illuminate seedlings, seeds can be sown from January, but the best seeding period for Petunia Ramblin is the end of February - early March.
Seeds are very small, so there is no point in large pots, it is enough for each type to take a plastic cup or a seedling pot. For petunia, any light soil from a flower shop is fine. If you use your own land from the garden, you need to add a coconut briquette, vermiculite or old loose humus.
After pouring out the seeds on the moistened soil, they do not sprinkle, but simply cover the container with glass or tightly wrap it with plastic wrap. At a room temperature of + 20 ° C shoots appear in a week.
Tiny sprouts require special attention and care:
- spraying from a fine spray;
- uniform illumination of all shoots( rotate periodically);
- tuck dry sand when a black leg appears.
After the appearance of the first leaf, the glass can be removed, and at the age of the third leaf, the seedlings must be picked off, each sprout in a separate cup.
Care of planting petunias Ramblin
If Ramblin F1 petunia grows in a pot, pots or container, you need to take into account that in order to fully develop the root system and abundant flowering, you need 6 to 10 liters of fertile soil per plant that can feed the plantall season
To avoid disease, it is not recommended to add fresh humus or manure. Petunia Ramblin is unpretentious to the conditions of cultivation, but at the first stage, seedlings need pritenyat, and after the appearance of the first buds to increase the degree of illumination.
Rapid build-up of shoots and flower stalks requires abundant nutrition and daily watering. With a dry hot summer, plants should be watered twice a day to keep the soil constantly moist. Petunias Ramblin F1 bloom two weeks earlier than other large-flowered varieties. In order for flowering to continue throughout the season, it is necessary to administer liquid complex fertilizer once every two weeks.
Reviews of Petunia Ramblin confirm that the plant absolutely does not require nipping. With proper care, you can get a powerful plant with large, spectacular flowers. Petunia Cascade Ramblin from a mixture of varieties( mix) looks great, creating a cheerful cycle of bright colors.
