These tiny beauties are different from any other petunias I've grown. They are the perfect hanging plant. Plant them where people can see them up close. I have planted 3 terra cotta pots, one each of purple sweet potato vine, Supertunia Mini Vista Midnight, and dichondra Silver Falls. The little petunias last for many days in their dark purple velvet perfection. All 3 pots are suspended on a black wrought iron shelf on the front of my house. People that walk by can see how each plant spills over their pot. I need to buy more of these petite petunias since they are a new discovery.
Supertunia Mini Vista® Midnight Petunia hybrid
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6" - 12"
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 15cm - 30cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
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6 - 12 Inches12 - 18 Inches18 - 24 Inches15cm - 30cm30cm - 46cm46cm - 61cm
Features
Supertunia Mini Vistas™ - For a picture perfect hanging basket or container, try the Supertunia Mini Vista Midnight. This vigorous purple trailing petunia is covered in rich dark purple petunia blooms from spring through fall. One of the most reliable mini petunia plants, supertunia mini vista midnight performs beautifully in hanging baskets, containers and sunny landscapes.
Award WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantAttracts:BeesButterfliesHummingbirdsCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:6 - 12 Inches 15cm - 30cmTrails Up To:24 Inches 61cmSpacing:12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cmSpread:18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cmFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:Deep Purple to BlackFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:Mounding TrailingContainer Role:FillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe 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:EasyBloom Time:Planting To Hard FrostHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilUses:ContainerUses:Edging PlantUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses Notes:Use Supertunia Mini Vista Midnight in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combinations planters where this purple trailing petunia can spill gracefully over the edges. These compact mini petunia plants also make excellent edging or groundcover plants in sunny landscapes and a reliable heat tolerant petunia plants.
Maintenance Notes:Supertunia mini vista midnight is an easy-care purple trailing petunia that thrives with regular feeding and consistent moisture. These mini petunia plants produce continuous dark purple petunia blooms when grown in sunny conditions.
These are heat tolerant petunia plants, that aren't particularly fussy and need little routine maintenance. This supertunia mini vista midnight 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. These purple petunia plants 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 heat tolerant petunia 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. For the best dark purple petunia performance, you may repeat the trim as needed through the season.
Supertunia Mini Vista® Midnight Petunia hybrid 'WGPESMVMID' USPPAF, Can 7,279, US Utility 7,642,436 -
5143221Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Sherry Lynn Kicenski, California, United States, 1 year ago
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Didn’t live up to the “Vista” name. Very flat growth habit and the color was not as vibrant as most supertunias.
Patricia Rombalski, Michigan, United States, 1 year ago -
Lots and lots of burgundy/purple flowers, but they are very small, and the growth habit is really flat. Not what you’d expect from a typical Vista variety.
Patricia Rombalski, Michigan, United States, 2 years ago
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