Has soft purple flowers with a deep plum throat and veins. This award winner is vigorous with a slightly mounded habit and functions as both a filler and a spiller in containers. These petunias make excellent landscape plants and are best suited for the front or middle of flower beds. They are self-cleaning, long-blooming, heat and drought tolerant and attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Blossom Color | Pink |
Bloom Season | Spring, Summer, Fall |
Exposure | Part Sun to Sun |
Height | 4-12 in |
Width | 18-24 in |
Spacing | 12-24 in |
Container Sizes | Eco+ Grande, 11' Mono |
Hardiness Zones | 10,11 |
Wildlife Attracted | Hummingbirds, Butterflies |
Wildlife Deterred | No Wildlife Deterred |
Features | Has soft purple flowers with a deep plum throat and veins. This award winner is vigorous with a slightly mounded habit and functions as both a filler and a spiller in containers. These petunias make excellent landscape plants and are best suited for the front or middle of flower beds. They are self-cleaning, long-blooming, heat and drought tolerant and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. |
Available Seasons | Spring, Fall |
Adaptable as a Houseplant | No |
Bog Plant | No |
Is Disease Resistant | No |
Drought Tolerant | Yes |
Edible | No |
Erosion Control | No |
Fragrant Flower | No |
Fragrant Foilage | No |
Heat Tolerant | Yes |
Native to North America | No |
Salt Tolerant | No |
Succulent | No |
Water Plant | No |
Uses |
Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combinations planters. |
Maintenance Notes |
These are heat tolerant plants, that aren't particularly fussy and need little routine maintenance. They will perform best if an application of controlled release fertilizer is included at the time of planting. This applies to both landscape and container plantings. Supertunias are heavy feeders, but a single dose is usually sufficient for landscape beds in most climates. If you have a very long season, a second application of controlled release plant food should be considered for landscape plantings. In general, containers need to be fed more than landscape plants. Supertunias in containers will need to be fed more regularly to be their absolute best. A second application of a controlled release fertilizer can be applied about every two months to container plants, which will help. However, for the very best performance I find regularly applying water soluble fertilizer starting about two months after the containers are planted gives the best results. These extra applications of plant food really makes a difference in performance through the summer. If your plant begins to look open or a bit tired, an allover trim can be beneficial. Use a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears to trim back up to 1/3 of the volume of the plant. I pair any trim with a dose of water soluble fertilizer to provide instant energy to help kickstart new growth, branching and flowering. Your plant will take a week to recover from the trim, but the end result is a fuller plant with more blooms going forward. You may repeat the trim as needed through the season. Learn more about petunia care in this in-depth guide. |
2018 | Top Performer - Commercial Flower Growers of Wisconsin |
2012 | Top Consumer Preference - Ohio State University - Columbus |
2012 | Top Performer - Ohio State University - Columbus |
2012 | Plant of Distinction - University of Georgia |
2012 | Top Performer - University of Georgia |
2012 | Top Perfomer - Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
2012 | Top Performer - Ohio State University - Columbus |
2012 | Top Performer - Colorado State University |
2012 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2012 | Very Good Perfomer - University Laval |
2012 | Top Performer - Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank |
2012 | Consumer Choice - University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale |
2012 | Silver Medal - Champaign County Illinois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
2012 | Top Performer - Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
2012 | Top Performer - University of Minnesota - Morris |
2012 | Top Performer - Devonian Botanic Garden |
2012 | Top Performer - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
2011 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2011 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2009 | Best Varieties - Penn State University |
2009 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2009 | Best Varieties - Penn State University |
2009 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2009 | Best Varieties - Penn State University |
2009 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2009 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2008 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2008 | Top 22 - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
2008 | Top 22 - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
2008 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2008 | Top 22 - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
2008 | Top 22 - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
2008 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Longwood Gardens |
2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
2007 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2007 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Smithsonian Institution |
2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
2007 | Top Performer - Longwood Gardens |
2007 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Smithsonian Institution |
2007 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2007 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
2007 | Top Performer - Longwood Gardens |
2007 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Smithsonian Institution |
2007 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2007 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
2007 | Top Performer - Longwood Gardens |
2007 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2007 | Top Performer - Smithsonian Institution |
2007 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2007 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2006 | Superior Variety - Penn State University |
2006 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2006 | Best Varieties - Colorado State University |
2006 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2006 | Best Varieties - Colorado State University |
2006 | Superior Variety - Penn State University |
2006 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2006 | Best Varieties - Colorado State University |
2006 | Superior Variety - Penn State University |
2006 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
2006 | Best Varieties - Colorado State University |
2006 | Superior Variety - Penn State University |
2005 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2005 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2005 | Top 25 - Cornell University |
2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
2005 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2005 | Top 25 - Cornell University |
2005 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
2005 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2005 | Top 25 - Cornell University |
2005 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
2005 | Prairie Star - Kansas State University |
2005 | Top 25 - Cornell University |
2005 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
2004 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2004 | Best Petunia - Colorado State University |
2004 | Top Performer - WeHoP |
2004 | Best Petunia - Colorado State University |
2004 | Top Performer - WeHoP |
2004 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2004 | Best Petunia - Colorado State University |
2004 | Top Performer - WeHoP |
2004 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |
2004 | Best Petunia - Colorado State University |
2004 | Top Performer - WeHoP |
2004 | Top Performer - Kansas State University |