Spring Garden Tips

Petunia

Petunia x hybrida
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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

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