Dance for joy over Violet Vogue Petunia’s delightful speckled flowers that hold their speckling well into the heat of the summer. Deep, velvety purple flowers are each uniquely splashed with creamy white, almost like blue jeans splattered with bleach. Each blossom is uniquely patterned, no two begin alike. These out-of-this-world flowers create fascinating containers and hanging baskets or weed-smothering ground covers. Heavenly fragrant.

Petunias are long-blooming annuals that thrive in bright sunny locations. Popular trailing out of pots or used as colorful ground covers. A hummingbird favorite, expect to see these winged beauties visiting your containers and hanging baskets. Annual.

Plant Petunias in sunny spots in moist, well-drained soils. Lovers of fertilizer, plant with a slow-release fertilizer and use a liquid fertilizer following the manufacturer’s instructions. Petunias benefit from a mid-to-late summer haircut, cut back about halfway when plants begin to look tired. Usually in July-August.