The directions they give you are terrible. My boyfriend got one and ended up bringing it to me in hopes to revive it. The instruction pamphlet said to water it every 1-2 days and I thought that was crazy. It had obvious root rot and was pretty badly wilted, although miraculously still blooming with a dull glow 😅 I pruned and repotted it and am doing my best to revive it. It’s definitely in shock from repotting, but it was going to die if I didn’t get it in fresh soil. Thankfully I have large south facing windows. Any tips would be appreciated.
It doesn’t matter. I dusted the top of the soil with some organic fertilizer. So I will be watering from the top so nutrients get carried down to the roots by the water.
Petunias are normally annuals, but this variety seems to be self sterile. I am thinking if it is brought inside for the winter, it may live longer than one year. It is new to me, so we will see.
@@gardeningthroughtheseasons You're completely wrong on both points: petunias are perennials, just most people grow them outdoors like annuals. Lots of landscaping plants fit that category such as marigolds which become big bushes here in the Sonora Desert (provided they get enough water, but they seem to handle the summer heat unlike petunias [NOT a "hot weather plant!]) As for seeds, you haven't been on reddit, Instagram, etc because the seed is just as viable as a normal petunia; apparently the reason they don't sell seed is because only 70-80% will retain the glowing genes & they don't want to get sued for false advertisement, while cuttings are obviously 100%. It's apparently publicly unknown as of my writing this whether subsequent seed generations from non-glowing plants will make glowing 2nd, 3rd, etc generation offspring. As for me, since seed isn't available from them (hopefully soon from elsewhere) I ordered on the very last day July 7th & received a few days later via UPS Blue. I ordered 10 (free ship + 10% off means a Buy 9 BOGO): 2 were DOA, 2 more lasted about a week, 1 I thought was dead but as of today seems alive still. All the flowers fell off but I don't think any seed resulted. They're now transplanted & I need to get the grow light working because the local nursery told me they HATE A/C; they also said I have to wait until highs stay under 100F before putting them outside, which is usually some time in Oct! The black boxes obviously didn't help & I hope they fix that next year (or better yet sell seed!) In the meantime the survivors need heavy trimming hence why I'm here: hopefully they'll be healthy (maybe even some new cuttings) by the time things cool off enough to go outside.
@@ms_nop You bring up an important point. Yes, marigolds, petunias and other plants thought of as annuals can live longer than a year provided the right conditions. But on a practical level, these plants, for me anyway, grow weaker as they age and spend themselves on blooming and even if protected from frost etc. never see their third birthday. Even if they are alive the second year, they don’t do as well for me anyway. Also, now my petunia is making seeds. It didn’t at first when I made this video. Mine does fine with air conditioning, but we don’t use it as heavily here. I hope I can keep these alive indefinitely. I hope yours does well too. Thanks for reaching out. 😀
Thanks for making these videos! Mine arrives later this week and all I want to do is tend to it haha
Just remember to let it dry out in between watering. Shouldn't be a problem if it has good drainage.
The directions they give you are terrible. My boyfriend got one and ended up bringing it to me in hopes to revive it. The instruction pamphlet said to water it every 1-2 days and I thought that was crazy. It had obvious root rot and was pretty badly wilted, although miraculously still blooming with a dull glow 😅 I pruned and repotted it and am doing my best to revive it. It’s definitely in shock from repotting, but it was going to die if I didn’t get it in fresh soil. Thankfully I have large south facing windows. Any tips would be appreciated.
Yes, I agree with you that the directions were bad. I hope it revives for you. It sounds like you know what you are doing.
Mine is so stressed out and dehydrated and it needs to grow roots I have to keep it in a bag 24/7 😭 they are cool though
Yeah, mine was stressed too. I wonder if the plant expending all that energy to glow makes it weaker. Mine is doing better now.
Do you water from the bottom or does it not really matter?
It doesn’t matter. I dusted the top of the soil with some organic fertilizer. So I will be watering from the top so nutrients get carried down to the roots by the water.
Are they yearly or will they die after one season?
Petunias are normally annuals, but this variety seems to be self sterile. I am thinking if it is brought inside for the winter, it may live longer than one year. It is new to me, so we will see.
@@gardeningthroughtheseasons You're completely wrong on both points: petunias are perennials, just most people grow them outdoors like annuals. Lots of landscaping plants fit that category such as marigolds which become big bushes here in the Sonora Desert (provided they get enough water, but they seem to handle the summer heat unlike petunias [NOT a "hot weather plant!])
As for seeds, you haven't been on reddit, Instagram, etc because the seed is just as viable as a normal petunia; apparently the reason they don't sell seed is because only 70-80% will retain the glowing genes & they don't want to get sued for false advertisement, while cuttings are obviously 100%. It's apparently publicly unknown as of my writing this whether subsequent seed generations from non-glowing plants will make glowing 2nd, 3rd, etc generation offspring.
As for me, since seed isn't available from them (hopefully soon from elsewhere) I ordered on the very last day July 7th & received a few days later via UPS Blue. I ordered 10 (free ship + 10% off means a Buy 9 BOGO): 2 were DOA, 2 more lasted about a week, 1 I thought was dead but as of today seems alive still. All the flowers fell off but I don't think any seed resulted. They're now transplanted & I need to get the grow light working because the local nursery told me they HATE A/C; they also said I have to wait until highs stay under 100F before putting them outside, which is usually some time in Oct! The black boxes obviously didn't help & I hope they fix that next year (or better yet sell seed!)
In the meantime the survivors need heavy trimming hence why I'm here: hopefully they'll be healthy (maybe even some new cuttings) by the time things cool off enough to go outside.
@@ms_nop You bring up an important point. Yes, marigolds, petunias and other plants thought of as annuals can live longer than a year provided the right conditions. But on a practical level, these plants, for me anyway, grow weaker as they age and spend themselves on blooming and even if protected from frost etc. never see their third birthday. Even if they are alive the second year, they don’t do as well for me anyway. Also, now my petunia is making seeds. It didn’t at first when I made this video. Mine does fine with air conditioning, but we don’t use it as heavily here. I hope I can keep these alive indefinitely. I hope yours does well too. Thanks for reaching out. 😀