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11-Dec-2022 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Petunias in Winter 12-11-22

"Spellbound White Blush"

Uncommonly Large Petunia
A "spellbinding" fiesta of magnificent giant 4–6" flowers with white petals, which get a blush of pink on the edges as temperatures increase. Astonishing selection delights with a flurry of whirling dense blooms with dark centers that look hand-painted, and frilly edges.

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This plant has treated me to beautiful flowers since early May 2022. At the end of September, her flowering had slowed down a bit like some of my other petunias: https://pbase.com/britestar/image/173009231 So, I pruned her back. I then brought her - along with Bees Knees (in the link) and others - into our Solar Room. By mid-October, all of my petunias then started to again bloom like crazy and are still going strong 2 months later.

We are now in the coldest time of the year. Next week, when the outside daytime temperature gets (and stays) in the single digits Fahrenheit (with cloudy skies), my growing Winter petunias could all be over. I hope not. However, our Solar Room is unheated and needs sun (when tempts get that low) to maintain warm weather plants. There will be no sun for over a week. Thus, only time now will tell the fate of my Tropicals and wintering-over annuals... Cold in the past has been a big problem.

In the meantime, I'm still enjoying over a dozen pots of lushly blooming, Pre-Christmas petunias. Spellbound White Blush sits next to Bees Knees. With their pastel flowers intertwining, they currently feel like Springtime and more like Easter than Christmas.

Canon EOS-1D X ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/320s f/9.0 at 100.0mm iso8000 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Dec-2022 16:54:04
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D X
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent8000
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (5)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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comment
larose forest photos14-Dec-2022 02:01
Wow! Petunias in December. This is a particularly gorgeous specimen and what a great shot. V
Danad13-Dec-2022 15:20
Beautiful tones and details.
*V*