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Description	Am heirloom variety of Petunias.
Pronunciation	(peh-TEWN-ya)(mul-tih-FLOR-uh)
Plant Type	All Plants, Annuals
Sunlight	full
Moisture	average
Soil & Site	average
Temperature	tolerates color weather
Flowers	single, 5 petals, funnel shaped, white, lavender-Lilac, purple-violet
Leaves	alternate, covered with a viscid pubescence, making them sticky when pinched
Dimensions	listed as 2-4 feet tall, mine reached about two feet
Maintenance	can be cut back
Propagation	easy by seeds
Cultivar Origin	Reintroduced by Select Seeds. A heirloom variety was passed on to Select Seeds by Virginia Davidson, who recounts that her grandmother grew these around her porch.
Author's Notes	I grew this heirloom Petunia in the summer of 2016. They were prolific bloomers. Towards the end they were lanky and the blossoms occurred only on the top of the plant. Next year I will pinch them to promote more lower branches.
Notes & Reference	Select Seeds web site (www.selectseeds.com)

Family: Solanaceae

Common Name: Old Fashion Climbing Petunia