Petunia series Merlin
Petunia is a herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the Solanaceae family. In floriculture, petunia is grown as an annual plant. Not grown as an indoor flower, but ideal for balconies, windows, and landscaping flower bed... The leaf shape of the plant is solid with short legs (petioles), the stems are thick, branched, but this depends on the variety. The flower of the plant is funnel-shaped. The color palette is varied, so it can surprise an experienced florist and a simple summer resident.
Petunia Merlin is one of the most popular plants grown by flower growers. The flower is resistant to wind and rain, which is why the Merlin series is in demand in the market.
Benefits of Petunia Merlin:
- The Merlin multiflora series is considered to be the best plant that is resistant to weather conditions.
- Easy to grow seedlings.
- Tolerates drought and light frosts, grows in sunny places.
- Perfect for landscaping.
- Due to the compact size of the plant, it can be planted tightly to each other.
- Regular and abundant flowering pleases with a beautiful and varied palette.
- The flowers of the plant quickly regain their shape after rain.
- It is in great demand among florists.
- The Merlin series includes 17 colors. Flowers can be not only of different colors, but also with dark veins, as well as a white center.
Merlin series petunias review
Petunia of the Merlin series belongs to multi-flowered plants (multiflora). Petunia Merlin is a perennial, multi-flowered plant, but it is grown as an annual. The plant blooms and grows well in open space, so it is ideal for landscaping verandas, flower beds, etc. The size of the plant reaches 25 centimeters, so it is considered a short and compact plant. The flowers are about 6 - 6.5 centimeters in diameter.
The flowers are small, abundant, but resistant to wind, rain and frost. Small bushes of multiflora are compact, flowering begins early. Multi-flowered petunia differs from other varieties in abundant flowering. The modern F1 hybrid plant resembles small balls that cover the surface and create a floral carpet.
The series of petunias merlin is a compact, abundantly flowering plant of F1 hybrids with various colors: blue-violet, carmine-pink, pink, red, light pink, light yellow, blue, white, red with a white border, purple.
Technology for growing petunias of the Merlin series
Grow petunia in seedlings. Usually, seeds are sown in flower boxes with a loose substrate in late February to early March. Seeds are spread on the surface of the ground, but before planting, the ground must be well moistened. Cover crops with foil and place in a warm, bright place. If all conditions are met, then the first shoots can be seen after 10 days. As soon as the plant grows up a little, you can dive into pots... Petunia is planted in open ground at the end of May. Petunia is a thermophilic and light-loving plant, blooms poorly in the shade. The plant is resistant to drought, but in extreme heat it requires abundant watering. In order to obtain abundant flowering, wilting flowers are regularly cut. Thanks to this, petunia merlin pleases the eye constantly until the very cold.