Petunia
Many colors available!
Common Name: petunia
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Solanaceae
Zone: 10 to 11
Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to frost
Bloom Description: All colors except brown and black
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Annual
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Attracts: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer
Tender perennial that is winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11. In St. Louis, it is grown as an annual. Performs well in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. Tolerates poor soils as long as drainage is good. Although many petunias may be grown from seed sown indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost date, many gardeners search local nurseries for interesting cultivars in inexpensive cell/six packs and only resort to seed in situations where a specific cultivar is sought that is only available from seed. Purchased plants often benefit from pinching at the time of planting. Prompt deadheading of spent flowers promotes more rapid formation of new buds. Cut back plants that become leggy. If plants decline in the heat of summer, cut back to stimulate later bloom. Favorite or unique plants may be overwintered indoors in bright cool location. Most hybrids do not come true from seed.
For more information visit: Missouri Botanical Garden
Common Name: petunia
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Solanaceae
Zone: 10 to 11
Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to frost
Bloom Description: All colors except brown and black
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Annual
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Attracts: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer
Tender perennial that is winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11. In St. Louis, it is grown as an annual. Performs well in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. Tolerates poor soils as long as drainage is good. Although many petunias may be grown from seed sown indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost date, many gardeners search local nurseries for interesting cultivars in inexpensive cell/six packs and only resort to seed in situations where a specific cultivar is sought that is only available from seed. Purchased plants often benefit from pinching at the time of planting. Prompt deadheading of spent flowers promotes more rapid formation of new buds. Cut back plants that become leggy. If plants decline in the heat of summer, cut back to stimulate later bloom. Favorite or unique plants may be overwintered indoors in bright cool location. Most hybrids do not come true from seed.
For more information visit: Missouri Botanical Garden
