Petunias are one of the most popular flowers in home gardens. They grow easily, they come in a variety of colors and are suitable to be grown as annuals in almost any climate. Find tips in our guides below on planting and caring for your own petunia flowers, cultivar selection, pest and disease prevention, and more. Happy gardening!
They’re colorful, flower for a long time, and are a cinch to grow. As if there wasn’t enough to love about petunias already, they’re also fun to grow from seed as long as you know how to keep them happy. Learn how to propagate petunias from seed now, from picking the right pots to providing the right light exposure.
Petunias are tender perennials in Zones 9 to 11 and annuals elsewhere. Their velvety, trumpet-like flowers are charming in containers, borders, and beds, where they attract a host of beneficial pollinating insects and hummingbirds. Read on to discover 19 of the best purple petunias for outstanding spring-to-fall color.
Is something eating your petunia plants? Your garden is filled to the brim with pests that would love to dine on the flowers and foliage. Luckily, most of the pests you’ll deal with are very manageable with a few easy steps. This guide covers everything you need to know about petunia pests and control strategies.
Colorful and long-blooming petunias come in many types, with different growing habits and flowers of various sizes. Our guide explains 5 common categories of petunias, including one with oversize blooms, ground cover options, and self-cleaning varieties that don’t require any deadheading. Discover your favorites now.
With eye-popping colors and an extra-long blooming season, petunias are popular annuals. The blooms can be blue, purple, yellow, or even striped. Plant petunia seeds or starts to grow in hanging baskets, borders, and containers. Our guide provides the best step-by-step instructions to care for these flowering beauties.
Petunias are not cold hardy, and they grow as perennials only in Zones 9-11. But even in cooler climates, you can maximize their blooming season outdoors with a few preparations. Follow these strategies for preparing petunias for cool weather, and you’ll have waves of blooms well into autumn. Read more now.
Most of us toss our petunias at the end of the growing season because they can’t survive freezing weather. But there’s another option. You can overwinter petunias in a protected spot so you can enjoy their vibrant color again next season. There are two ways to do it, and this guide will show you how. Read more.
If you’re looking for a versatile, low-maintenance shade plant that does well in the sun, too, consider Mexican petunia, aka Ruellia simplex. Sporting purple, pink, or white blooms, this easy-care hardy perennial comes in varieties short and tall, and you’ll love its slender, droopy leaves and sometimes-purple stems.