The plants I’ve had the longest were gifts–mostly from my brother, Tim. “Petals” is no exception. I’ve had this plant in my collection for over 25 years–but not the same plant. I’ve taken dozens of cuttings and so I always have a few of them to tuck into patio pots in the spring or to brighten up the greenhouse any time.
This cultivar has amazing foliage. The flowers are a nice pink, but it isn’t particularly floriferous for me. It tends to grow very leggy, so I have to pinch ruthlessly to get any kind of shape other than a leafy stick.
My 2020 goals for this plant are to take a few more cuttings, to prune back the plants I have and move them into larger pots with fertile soil. Some of them live in window-box-type pots that I place on the patio and I will topdress those and prune them back hard in the spring.
