Duo Mix PetuniaColor Code: PAS Kieft Bloom, Seed07.31.17 Santa Paula, Mark WidhalmDuoMix_02.JPGPET17-23473.JPG

These double petunia, with their mass of white splashed petals look spectacular in the pots, containers, baskets, beds and borders. With large 3″ flowers that bounce back quickly after rain, these Petunias make great Summer bedding plants, producing an abundance of flowers all Summer long and growing to a spread/height of 12”. They produce more flowers in full sun but will tolerate some shade. They’re a great food source for pollinators and will attract hummingbirds to your garden. These do not like salt water and are not recommended for beach front or windy locations.

Landscape Attributes

Madness Double Petunia is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Madness Double Petunia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Madness Red and White Double Petunia will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.

Madness Double Petunia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a ‘filler’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

Photo courtesy of Jolly Farmer New Brunswick

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Duo Mix PetuniaColor Code: PAS Kieft Bloom, Seed07.31.17 Santa Paula, Mark WidhalmDuoMix_02.JPGPET17-23473.JPG

 

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