Growing petunias can add long-term color to the summer landscape and brighten up drab borders with beautiful pastel colors. Proper petunia care is simple and easy. After you learn how to plant petunias, you can add them to your flower bed and container garden. Four species of petunias span hundreds of varieties and provide a perfect addition to the home landscape: 0 seconds from 1 minute, 15 seconds volume 0% loading display
Grandiflora petunias are the most common growing type of petunia. This species has 3 to 4 inch (7.5 to 10 cm) flowers that often grow upright but may overflow the side of your container or patio box. Multiflora petunias have smaller flowers and more profuse flowering. Milliflora petunias are miniature versions of growing petunias; they are compact and reblooming. Spreading Petunias are only 15cm tall and can quickly cover a chosen area to act as a flowering ground cover. Petunia Care Petunia care includes regular watering and as much sunlight as possible to encourage multiple blooms. Spreading groundcover petunias are the pickiest about water; Weekly watering should be factored into petunia care.
