Petunia x hybrida
Botanical Name
Petunia x hybrida
Hardiness
Half hardy annual
Height
6 to 18 inches
Width
6 to 36 inches
Flowers
Spring till frost: many colors and combinations
Light
Full sun to part shade (grows in shade, but with few flowers)
Soil
Adaptable
Planting and Care
Space 6 inches for minis, 10 to 12 inches for bedding, 24 inches for trailers used as groundcovers; may need deadheading or pinching back
Problems
Botrytis blight, tobacco mosaic, flea beetles, stem rot, aphids
Varieties to Consider
Single and double grandiflora
Single and double multiflora
Milliflora
Supertunia
Wave
Tidal Wave
Single and double multiflora
Milliflora
Supertunia
Wave
Tidal Wave