Little magenta petunias, growing from cracks in the pavement, appear all over New York in August. They are the feral offspring of hybrid petunias. The descendents aren’t as showy as their ancestors, but they have recovered the resinous honeysweet fragrance that is faint in some of the garden hybrids.
I think these wildlings can carry on like this, reseeding for years. They aren’t really a substitute for garden petunias, but in their way, they are splendid.
Four-o-clocks, nicotiana, cleomes and verbena: All are tropical annuals that seem to perpetuate themselves by seed.
I think these wildlings can carry on like this, reseeding for years. They aren’t really a substitute for garden petunias, but in their way, they are splendid.
Four-o-clocks, nicotiana, cleomes and verbena: All are tropical annuals that seem to perpetuate themselves by seed.
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