Petunia 'Blue Velvet' is a double petaled petunia

Smashing color and texture

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Christine Young

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Gorgeous! I put pots of petunias on my deck every summer because they attract moths. :) Posted 2 years ago
1. Alexander Hassmueller
  
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  Thank you so much Christine! Yes exactly, we are also always happy about the fast Hummingbird hawk-moth!
  Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    Nice! I do a lot of night photography in spring and summer -- for moths and other insects. I try to attract them with flowers and lights. Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Alexander Hassmueller
      
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      Wow that‘s awesome! I‘m sure you were successful shooting lots of different interesting species!
      Posted 2 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
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        I do get quite a bit and find it addicting! Posted 2 years ago
      2. Alexander Hassmueller
        
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        Need to check more of your pictures! Posted 2 years ago

The Garden Petunia

"Petunia" × "atkinsiana" is a "Petunia" plant "nothospecies", which encompasses all hybrid species of petunia between "P. axillaris" and "P. integrifolia". Most of the petunias sold for cultivation in home gardens are this type and belong to this nothospecies.

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Similar species: Solanales

Species identified by Alexander Hassmueller

By Alexander Hassmueller

Uploaded Sep 29, 2022. Captured in Dürerstraße 2, 61267 Neu-Anspach, Germany.

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