Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS OF LATE SUMMER 2015, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Thanks, jeff----


Now a total mystery!!!

1--This very odd Petunia grew in my S. bed.
The leaves are round and fuzzy/soft to the touch.

2--The blooms are either deep red/fuchsia--or just plain pink.

3--The stems grow very long and meander a bit. Like 12"-16" long.

4--It may be hard to see--but yesterday--I realized that this petunia stem
had climbed/meandered all the way to the top of my big Phlox bush.
Had to be at least 4' long.....
Try to follow the round leaves all the way to the base of the Phlox. See it?

5--Here I am holding up the long stem to the top of the Phlox so you can see
that it is still blooming away.

Never seen this before--have NO idea what it is--BUT--I have a suspicion
that I grew it from some seed I p/u at the Seed swap in the "up for grabs" box.
I vaguely remember thinking--"What a pretty bloom!"
I remember seeing the seedlings growing in my tray--and making a mental note
that it looked very different from the rest.
I planted it out in May along with my other seedlings and watched it grow really weird,

Any guesses?