i think you have.. congrats .. id be bragging also ...

how much fert have you used on it.. or just good soil ???

sooo... though you posted in the annuals forum .... it acted as a perennial this winter ... does this happen often for you ...

i dont what the high desert of CA is... how about a big city name ...

ken

I use MiracleGro Bloom Booster every 2 weeks. The native soil is decomposed granite and is crap. Grows only weeds. The local nursery has a bulk (scoop) what they call 'planting mix' and I mix it 50-50 with what they call compost (it's just manure-the smell gives it away) then I mix that 2/3 with 1/3 peat moss. It's pretty productive. I'm in Hesperia. Nearby towns are Victorville and Apple Valley. I have an old high school buddy in Grand Ledge a little north of you.

It's beautiful!! And your climate it IS a perennial. Colder zones grow it as an annual as it will rarely overwinter. Actually, a great many plants commonly sold and grown as 'annuals' are in fact tender perennials and can winter over in mild climates. I have snapdragons that are 3 years old!

I have two year snapdragons. This year they are quite vigorous.

Mark, it’s gorgeous! Your post made me think of a container I have of white pansies but I can’t take much credit. It came from the nursery at Christmas with a poinsettia in the center. The poinsettia finally bit the dust but the pansies keep going. It’s not as nice as your petunias and smaller at maybe 25” wide. We’re just a smidge east of Pasadena. You definitely have bragging rights!

Pretty as a bride in a Spring wedding!

Those pansies are amazing. I bought four little ones just this spring at Lowes and none of them made it. We had some very strong winds though and I think that was their demise.

Beautiful! So pristine and clean and full!

:)

Dee

The native soil is decomposed granite and is crap. Grows only weeds.

==>> your picture says otherwise ...

you get our point i hope... the plants are perennials.. often sold in colder climes as fast growing annuals ...

post where ever you want.. we dont really care about which forum.. we're just trying to learn you something ..

ken

That is one luscious petunia! Does it have a fragrance? I have a fondness for the scent of petunias -- a whiff of them on a warm, humid evening always brings back wonderful memories :0) (not all are fragranced, though -- IME the white and purple ones have the most scent)

Mark, I agree with ”pristine and clean and full!” for your petunias.

The pansies I have started out as this in December…

Those are absolutely gorgeous! Petunias are one of my favorite annuals here in St. Louis. I wish they were perennials here!

mxk: I agree with scent of them. I purposely plant them all around my deck and in containers on my deck so we can sit and smell them. Nicotiana, as well.