General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Plant Height: |
24 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
36 inches |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fragrant
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
Purple
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 70-75 deg F
Days to germinate: 7-14 days
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
Texas Superstar®
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- Petunia
- Violet-flowered Petunia
- Prostrate Petunia
- Wild Petunia
Posted by
kqcrna (Valencia, Pa - Zone 6a) on Oct 27, 2011 6:41 AM concerning plant:
Laura Bush is a reseeding annual. Seeds are available in pink and vibrant purple shades. It is a rugged plant, an "old-fashioned" type of fragrant petunia. It reseeds reliably and heavily. A native of South America, it is very heat tolerant.
If plants begin to grow "leggy," shearing back in mid-summer will freshen the look of the plant and it soon will rebloom heavily.
Posted by
LindaTX8 (Medina Co., TX - Zone 8a) on May 27, 2013 9:41 AM concerning plant:
I've decided these are the only petunia plants I'll buy every single year at the nursery. Unfortunately, they haven't reseeded for me, but they just out-perform the rest of the nursery petunias I've tried. Excellent on repeat blooming and doesn't have to be babied. Well, I also like Ragin' Cajun, but I propagate the one I got at a trade, so I don't have to buy any.
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