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Supertunia® Lovie Dovie Petunia hybrid

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  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
12" 2' 30cm 61cm
Height: 4" - 12"
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 10cm - 30cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
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    4 - 12 Inches
    12 - 24 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    10cm - 30cm
    30cm - 61cm
    46cm - 61cm

    Features

    Supertunia petunias are vigorous with slightly mounded habits that function as both fillers and spillers in containers.  They are also excellent landscape plants, best suited to be placed near the front of beds.  They have medium to large flowers.

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    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Fall Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    4 - 12 Inches 10cm - 30cm
    Trails Up To: 
    36 Inches 91cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    White flowers with Pink star pattern
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounding Trailing
    Container Role: 
    Spiller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Hard Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in hanging baskets ,window boxes, landscaping and combination planters.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    These are heat tolerant plants, that aren't particularly fussy and need little routine maintenance. They will perform best if an application of controlled release fertilizer is included at the time of planting. This applies to both landscape and container plantings. Supertunias are heavy feeders, but a single dose is usually sufficient for landscape beds in most climates. If you have a very long season, a second application of controlled release plant food should be considered for landscape plantings. In general, containers need to be fed more than landscape plants. Supertunias in containers will need to be fed more regularly to be their absolute best. A second application of a controlled release fertilizer can be applied about every two months to container plants, which will help. However, for the very best performance I find regularly applying water soluble fertilizer starting about two months after the containers are planted gives the best results.  These extra applications of plant food really makes a difference in performance through the summer.

    If your plant begins to look open or a bit tired, an allover trim can be beneficial.  Use a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears to trim back up to 1/3 of the volume of the plant. I pair any trim with a dose of water soluble fertilizer to provide instant energy to help kickstart new growth, branching and flowering. Your plant will take a week to recover from the trim, but the end result is a fuller plant with more blooms going forward. You may repeat the trim as needed through the season.

    Supertunia® Lovie Dovie Petunia hybrid 'BBTUN91601' USPP 29,663, Can 6,056
  • 8 Reviews

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    • This is an outstanding vigorous plant. I used it in both a hanging basket and container. It is mid September here in southern Ontario and this plant is still going strong.

      M.Rotella
      , Ontario
      , Canada
      , 3 weeks ago
    • I grew these last year. I liked them so well I went on the search and got 14 more for this year. They aren't as aggressive as Bubblegums which is what I wanted. LOVE, love, love them!!

      Debbie
      , Wisconsin
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I grew Lovie Dovie for the first time this year. I bought four plants and put two each into two 12" hanging pots in a sunny area. They grew rapidly and soon were cascading down the sides of the pots. I have made sure to keep them watered and I fertilize weekly. They have a very attractive growth habit and are constantly covered with blooms. We are halfway into September now and had our first frost last night, but they still look very good. I am very pleased with them.

      Karen Muse
      , Michigan
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
    • I absolutely love these supertunias. They look so Good next to my little quick fire and prince tut. I will definately keep these in my garden here in zone 10 A. they really don't go dormant So I have blooms all year around with only 3 plants.

      Kim Weimer
      , California
      , United States
      , 5 years ago
    • Amanda Mantei
      , 6 years ago
  • 14 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2020 Top Performer - Early Season Michigan State University
    2020 Top Performer - Mid Season Michigan State University
    2020 Perfect Score All Season Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens
    2020 Top 10 Plant Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2020 Top Performer - Final Michigan State University
    2020 Director's Select - Sun Penn State University
    2020 Top Performer - In Ground University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids
    2020 Top Performer - Hanging Baskets University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids
    2020 Top Performer - Container University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids
    2020 Top Performer University of Delaware
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