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Some Modern petunia kind and hybrid have become so popular , they have created a class of their own , such as the Supertunia ® and Wave ® series of petunias .
Supertunia®:
TheSupertunia ® serial of petunias , part of the Proven Winners ® plant line , are extremely vigorous bloomers that have the reward of being ego - cleaning , so no deadheading is needed . Flowers bloom in a unspecific mountain chain of colors including pastels , bright neons , and portmanteau . ontogenesis habits range from slenderly mound to tracking , depend on the variety . Read & why to get Supertunias .
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Spreading, or Wave® petunias:
The Wave ® series of spread out petunias , introduced in 1995 by Ball Seed Co. , transfer the performing theatre of operations for petunia lovers by giving them a fast - growing low-pitched - criminal maintenance plant that could withstand tough atmospheric condition conditions . These energetic growers , sometimes referred to as “ hedgifloras , ” produce blooms along the full distance of trailing stems and open up to 4 feet or more , speedily covering a large sphere of footing in one maturate time of year . wafture ® petunias are also impressive spilling over walls and fences or trailing down from hanging baskets .
Grandifloras:
One of the erstwhile case of petunias , Grandifloras develop big flowers ( up to 5 column inch wide ) . Although they produce fewer bloom , than other type of petunia , the immense flower size makes the grandiflora one of the showiest petunias , but also the most delicate . Grandifloras usually mold big mounds of flower 12 to 15 inch tall , but some have a cascading riding habit that makes them suitable for hanging basket and window boxes . Unlike newfangled petunia hybrids , grandifloras also need to be deadheaded if you require them to stay on bloom all summertime .
Multifloras:
These Petunia have smaller flowers ( about 2 inches in diam ) and a more summary growth habit than grandifloras . As the name implies , they also are prolific bloomers . Although the blooms are n’t as large as those of grandifloras , they are more resilient to oestrus , humidness , and gruelling soaker . Multifloras will also continue to flower with minimal pinching and pruning .
Floribundas:
These hybrid of grandiflora and multiflora petunias partake in the best tone of both , get grandiflora - alike blooms with the vigor of a multiflora . Like the multiflora rose , they also put up piteous weather conditions and require less deadheading .
Millifloras:
One of the good pick for container , millifloras grow to only about 8 inches tall and wide and bring out petite 1 - column inch blooms that closely resemble those ofCalibrachoa , a popular genus Petunia look - alike .
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