ColorRush Merlot Star Petunia is a vigorious tender herbaceous perennial with a semi-trailing mounded habit that is grown as an annual when outside. Its small green foliage is coated by non-stop flowering of large dark scarlet funnel-shaped flowers with light center stripes on the petals that create a star that bloom from late spring into fall. The stripes become more intense in warm weather and high light Flowers best in part shade and rich, well-drained soils. Petunias do very well as container and house plants.
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Origins: |
South America |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
2' - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 11 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red+White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Can cut back foliage in summer to stimulate grown and new flowers. Susceptible to root rot, gray mold, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus. Watch for aphids, flea beetles, slugs and snails.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Snapdragon, Lupin, Allium
IMAGE: Ball Seed, ColorRush™ Merlot Star Petunia, (2) Penn State Flower Trials, Petunia ColorRush™ 'Merlot Star'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
