Angelina?

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  1. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    What I have looks like the Calibrachoa and the pinky/orangey coloured one looks like the fourth picture down in Dave's Garden by Yvana. Both links refer to Petunias as well.

    I bought these last year from the same place and last year they called them Million Bells and this year Surfina! :confused:

    The flowers do resemble those of the Solanaceaa but a bit more trumpety.

    I'll take a picture when I'm awake! [​IMG]
     
  2. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    Here are my baskets of Million Bells on the bread oven on the kitchen patio which should look nice filled out.

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    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    I like that LoL, attracts some lovely butterflies. :D
     
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    They look like Calibrachoa, now I'm confused! :D
     
  5. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I'm well out of touch with the naming but as I remember it, both Million Bells and Surfinia were different kinds of petunias a few years ago. :confused: [​IMG]
     
  6. Victoria

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    I agree, pete. Surfina, about the early 90s was it, was the new trailing Petunia. I have a photo somewhere I'd have to have scanned of a place in Ventnor, IoW, that always does Surfinas ... always the most stunning display I've ever seen of plants.

    These things I have are NOT Surfinas, but must be Million Bells ... whatever, I love them as I do all my plants.
     
  7. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    They do look like million bells.
    Have you tried cuttings?
     
  8. Victoria

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    Who are you taling to, pete, me? No, I just either hope they survive the winter here, which they don't, so I buy new in the Spring.

    Is it just me, but with any "petunia" type plant they get straggly and sticky with me and then I quickly go off them and uproot them.
     
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    Well there you go, - I'm still confused. :D :D
     
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