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What is the difference between Petunia and surfinia?
What are the best petunias to grow?
What looks good with white petunias?
What are the best petunias for hanging baskets?
What month do you plant petunias?
Do I need to deadhead petunias?
What is the best fertilizer for petunias?
Do petunias like coffee grounds?
How do I get my petunias to bloom more?
What flowers go well with wave petunias?
Are zinnias good companion plants?
Can I plant geraniums and petunias together?

What is the difference between Petunia and surfinia?

People often ask what is the difference between Surfinia® and Petunia. The answer is simple.. Every Surfinia® is a Petunia, but not every Petunia is a Surfinia®. Worldwide, many Petunia varieties are available on the market.

What are the best petunias to grow?

Petunia 'Rose Vein Velvet'

'Rose Vein Velvet' is said to be one of the best petunias to grow from seed. The pink, veined blooms are produced in their masses on trailing stems, up to 1m long. A great cultivar for hanging baskets and window boxes.

What looks good with white petunias?

For example, if you are planting a border of white petunias in front of perennials such as coreopsis or black-eyed susan, you may find that petunias with yellow centers or veining look quite beautiful with these perennial flowers.

What are the best petunias for hanging baskets?

Supertunia Trailing petunias are very strongly trailing, with very little height. They will function as spillers in containers, but are also good as front-of-the-bed plants for landscapes. If your goal for hanging baskets or window boxes is to have the plants be as long as possible, Supertunia Mini is the best choice.

What month do you plant petunias?

HOW TO PLANT PETUNIAS

When to plant: In spring, after the threat of frost has passed.
Where to plant: For the best performance, plant in full sun (at least six hours a day). ...
Soil: They grow best in a light, fertile soil that provides good drainage and is slightly acidic (pH 6 to 6.5). ...
Grow petunias from seed:

Do I need to deadhead petunias?

Petunias are long-blooming flowers in a wide variety of types, shapes and colors. ... Deadheading petunias throughout the growing season tricks them into producing more flowers instead of seeds and keeps them looking neat. Leggy petunias may benefit from heavier pruning in the middle of the growing season.

What is the best fertilizer for petunias?

How to care for petunias

When planting in the garden, work a balanced fertilizer such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10, or 12-12-12 into soil at a rate of 2 pounds per 100 square feet. ...
When planting window boxes or other containers, incorporate timed-release fertilizer into the soil.

Do petunias like coffee grounds?

dump my old coffee grounds on my petunias and other flowers as a inexpensive and very effective fertilizer. Petunias are heavy feeders to bloom profusely. ... I pour my coffee grounds into the coffee pot and use the whole solution on a different pot or bed each day.

How do I get my petunias to bloom more?

Petunias need full sun for the most optimum show of blossoms. The plant may bloom when it is lightly shaded for part of the day, but as a rule, a petunia not blooming can be because it does not get at least six hours of direct sun per day. Move container-planted petunias plants with no flowers into a sunny location.

What flowers go well with wave petunias?

Geraniums is a great flower choice for contrasting a Wave petunia basket. A hanging basket with Wave petunias pouring over the side and a Geranium growing up the center is a great combination. Geraniums can also handle the sun, so both plants can get the sun they need to really put on a show.

Are zinnias good companion plants?

Beneficial flowers in a vegetable garden include nasturtiums, marigolds, zinnias, petunias, sweet peas, cosmos, and sunflowers. Of these, nasturtiums and marigolds are my absolute favourite companion plants. They both keep away a large variety of garden pests, and provide a bright colourful addition to the garden.

Can I plant geraniums and petunias together?

Surround the mounding geranium plants with delicate, creeping flowers. ... Verbena, wave petunias and million bells come in bright purples, pinks, oranges, reds, yellows and whites that will compliment the ball-shaped geranium blooms.