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Petunia, unknown var.

Photo by the.babycub
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Field Notes

Description:

Purple flowered Petunia. Seems to be a rogue as it wasn't sown, but a welcome addition nevertheless.

Habitat:

Container grown in multipurpose compost with water retaining granules. Teamed with Allium Christophii and a few other, smaller Allium varieties.

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Petunia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
the.babycub
I'll update the entry. Currently fiddling on the website as the iPhone app seems to have a few bugs.
ceherzog
Not a morning glory...it's a petunia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petunia Scroll down for pics of a purple petunia like yours.
AnnaWhipkey
could be a volunteer. I still have volunteer seedlings coming up from petunias I planted 2 years ago.
the.babycub
That's odd as I haven't sown any petunia. Will have to investigate. Unless it's a morning glory I could have sown a mixture. Oops.
ceherzog
I'm pretty sure you have a petunia there. Nasturtiums have totally different leaves. Don't eat it! Many plants in the Solanaceae are poisonous.

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PublishedJune 25, 2011

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