For the past three or four summers, I’ve been planting Supertunias in pots to add some summer color on our porch and patio. It was the first potted plant I bought this spring because I know I can count on it to bloom frequently all summer and through most of the fall, too.
A Supertunia is basically a petunia that has been bred by a company called Proven Winners, and supertunias seem to be better at big, vigorous blooms that don’t need much maintenance.
Here’s a pic of how full and vibrant Supertunias can get.
Here’s what I’ve learned about them:
- They need about 6 hours of direct sun, preferably in the morning.
- They grow fast!
- The blooms are big and pretty constant throughout the spring, summer and most of fall.
- There are more than 20 different varieties of Supertunias in a wide range of colors.
- They are “self-cleaning,” which means you won’t need to deadhead or pick off the old blooms.
- They need to be watered consistently. (I water mine every other day and sometimes daily during the hottest weather.)
- Fertilize every third time you water if you notice the blooms starting to decrease.
- If it gets scraggly or “leggy,” just trim it back by about 20 percent.
- They look great when planted with a “spiller” type of vine plant like Creeping Jenny, which is already starting to spill over the edge of the potted Supertunias I planted about a month ago. Sweet Potato Vine would also work.
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