Petunia
- 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 & 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
- Merlin Blue Morn - AAS Winner, blue petal with glowing white eyes
- Supertunia Vista Series - None stop blooms, no deadheading or pinching required
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