Growing Petunias

Petunia Hybrids

Growing petunias can be very rewarding as long as you chose the right variety for your location. For instance, the grandifloras perform poorly in the rain and are best grown indoors.

The multifloras and floribundas are better used outdoors.

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Petunia flowers are large, colorful and sometimes fragrant.

The bright green leaves are small, soft, and not too noticeable when the plants are in heavy bloom.

Caring for Petunias

Caring for petunias. Petunia care, planting and pruning. How to grow petunias from seeds.

Petunia Pests

All the information you need to handle petunia pests, diseases and other problems.

Cascading Petunias

All about cascading petunias. How to plant Wave petunia seeds. Purple Wave and Tidal Wave petunias. Cascadia and other trailing petunias suitable for hanging baskets.

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis is the night flowering wild petunia. It bears the small funnel-shaped purple flowers typical of a Mexican petunia but its stems and leaves are more like those of a petunia hybrid.

Mexican Petunia

The 3 foot tall Mexican petunia sports 2 inch wide, 5 lobed flowers from spring till frost. Ruellia brittoniana blooms in pink or purple. The leaves are arranged opposite one another on the slender stems.

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Petunia - FameGäó Blue Velvet - $ 29.95 The Petunia Fame™ Blue Velvet, 'Petunia x hybrida', with it's beautiful velvety dark purple flowers, is a great choice for the garden. Fame Petunia's are excellent on their own or mixed with other petunias. Fame Petunia varieties offer easy-to-flower, high-impact plants with minimal maintenance requirements. Fame Petunia's display a mounding habit and flower very early.

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