Sure looks like a petunia.

The Fantasy series of petunias has very small flowers, and comes in blue.

Thanks, I'll check out the Fantasy series Pudge. It must of rode in with the geranium from the nursery. It's too bad it's blue though......doesn't do much for my bright red geranium!
Laurie

Honestly, I really don't know petunias, but something doesn't hit home (with the regular ones at least.) Are all petunias "sticky"? Is this one sticky? The stem doesn't look very fleshy either. Are there petunias with woody stems? And if the color is correct, doesn't it seem a little dark for a petunia? Can't tell from the pic, but does it have the prominent five love calyx? And the veination of the leaves don't seem right. Look at this.

As I say, I could be wrong on all these accounts. And I would appreciate any and all corrections.

Rick

Well, I considered million bells, Callibrachoa, before putting in my 2 bits earlier, but I thought perhaps they had more linear leaves...but maybe not. What do you think?
(See the attached link...scroll on down to the 'Trailing Blue' one for a close look.)

Here is a link that might be useful: pix of callibrachoa

Doesn't look like my million bells. If I saw just the leaves, I would say oregano. If I saw just the flower, I would say morning glory family. Together, I haven't seen anything like it but dwarf petunia makes as much sense as anything.

Sorry Rick, but what part of the plant has the "prominent five love calyx"? Roots, leaves and petals are about the only plant terminology I know :0)

I was thinking that it could even be a cross of something. Possibly in the greenhouse a flower could have been cross pollinated with a different type. The leaves sure didn't look like any petunia leaves I've ever seen before, and you're right NS that the flower does look like a miniature morning glory.

Laurie

Well, I dunno, still looks like a petunia to me, LOL!

Have a look at the attached site - specifically the 'Mini Purple' surfinia hybrid, which is a nice large picture. Note the leaf shape and veination (ignoring the leaf variegation) - looks pretty similar to the "unknown" to me.

By the way, I recently discovered that one can see close-ups of pictures by doing a right click on the photo, then a "Save As" to your desktop, then by opening it in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer and using the magnifying glass...very handy. Chances are I'm the last person on earth to find this out though, LOL!

Here is a link that might be useful: surfinia petunia

Yes, the leaves do look the same. Thanks for the link. And no, you're not the last person on earth to see close-ups of pictures that way......I am :)

Hi! What you have there is not a petunia, but rather a morning glory ... convolvulus sabatis. Several years back I had received this one from The Perennial Gardens in BC. It's a tender perennial in which I dig up and keep over winter in cold storage. Somehow a seed must of make it's way into your planter. If still in doubt send me an email and I'll pass along a few photos to you. Not good with posting pics here! Terry

http://www.esveld.nl/htmldiaen/c/cosaba.htm

That's exactly what it is twrosz. I thought sure I had seen it somewhere before.

Laurie, it seems I have snatched the title of "Last person on earth" from you.

I guess this is all for naught now, but I still don't think the veination on that Surfina is similar. Notice the white leaf at the upper right of the group of six flowers. Secondary veins still tend to curve back in toward the midvein, very unlike Convolvulus.

FYI, what I call the calyx in petunias is the green little five lobed tube that the flower comes out of. it remains after the petunia withers and still surrounds the developing seed pod. Actually, I am not even sure if it is actually a real calyx, botanically speaking, but it is where where one might normally be. This being the most commonly seen appearance of the appendage, a calyx can be extremely different on different plants, mimicking the petals themselves, leaves, spines, etc.

Rick

Bravo! Another one wrestled to the ground!

Thanks for the info on the calyx Rick. I had absolutely no idea what that was!
Thanks twrosz, I thought the flower looked a lot like a morning glory, but the leaves threw me for a loop! Does it climb like a morning glory or just hang down? Mine sure doesn't seem like it wants to climb anything though. How big does yours get?
Laurie

Do I get half a point for guessing the flower right? hee hee (We DO keep points don't we?)

Northspruce, you should at least get some seeds!

Of course we keep score! :0) You're one up on me! I suppose now I'll have to let it go to seed for harvest. The down side is I think this seed may take a loooong time to germinate.