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petunias on an obelisk

8 years ago

I have a 5 foot obelisk in my flower bed. I want to grow something on it. I've tried vines but they all get too tall and flop over at the top and look rather messy

Next year I'd like to train a wave petunia to grow up it. Has anyone tried this and how did you do it

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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
A wave petunia gets 3-4 feet in diameter. That means each "arm" might get two feet long at best leaving you with a topless obelisk unless you hang pots in the middle. What sort of vines have you tried? The climbing (trailing really) nasturtiums are easy to train up and down a structure as with the arbor below.

tj
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