This week we'll celebrate Old Glory by examining a popular way to 'plant the colors' in your yard or garden. With roots in South America, the colorful petunia provides a basis for the three colors needed to recreate the American flag. Though red and white flower blooms abound in our part of plains, blue blossoms are harder to grow successfully because they often need a more acidic soil than we can provide. But petunias seem to fill the bill for that blue color, and their relatively low cost and successful growth record make them a good choice for patriotic planting.
Celebrating the red, white and blue with petunias
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