| Description | A series of easy to grow Petunia with a vast array of colors and types. Excellent in containers and gardens. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | full to half day sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | Acclimated plants are very tolerant of cooler to cold temperatures. In zone #5 they do best in the early spring to early summer (May-June), have a tendency to slow down in the hot drier months and than come on strong in the cool fall (mid-September-October). With a little protection I have had Petunia's in bloom on Turkey Day. Hardened Petunias can be plant in early May (zone #5) |
| Flowers | forms a funnel shaped corolla tube that flares into a broad lip, sits in a calyx consisting of five sepals, a vast array of colors plus large flowers, mini flowers and double flowers |
| Leaves | alternate and covered with a viscid pubescence, making them sticky when pinched |
| Dimensions | up 24 inches tall by equal or greater spread depending on the specific variety |
| Maintenance | some pinching and deadheading |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Supertunias are a vigorously trailing species of ever blooming, long-living petunia from Australia. |
| Author's Notes | Have used this series of Petunias many times. The are vigorous and fast growing. Container plants will need pruning to keep them in bounds. |
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