Individual Quart Sized Potted Plant
Compact and charming, Wild Petunia brings a soft touch of lavender to summer meadows and dry gardens. Its funnel-shaped flowers resemble cultivated petunias but are native, hardy, and long-blooming. Low-growing and spreading, it forms attractive groundcover that thrives even in challenging soils.
Wild Petunia prospers in full sun and dry, sandy, or rocky conditions, making it ideal for slopes, borders, or native restorations. It’s drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, while its flowers offer valuable nectar for long-tongued bees.
Identification / Key Features: Lavender funnel-shaped flowers; opposite leaves; low, spreading habit.
Bloom Time: June -September
Mature Height/ Size: 8–18 inches.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun to partial shade; dry to medium soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Attracts bees, skippers, and butterflies; supports specialist pollinators.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Excellent groundcover for dry sites; valued for long bloom and resilience.
Individual Quart Sized Potted Plant
Compact and charming, Wild Petunia brings a soft touch of lavender to summer meadows and dry gardens. Its funnel-shaped flowers resemble cultivated petunias but are native, hardy, and long-blooming. Low-growing and spreading, it forms attractive groundcover that thrives even in challenging soils.
Wild Petunia prospers in full sun and dry, sandy, or rocky conditions, making it ideal for slopes, borders, or native restorations. It’s drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, while its flowers offer valuable nectar for long-tongued bees.
Identification / Key Features: Lavender funnel-shaped flowers; opposite leaves; low, spreading habit.
Bloom Time: June -September
Mature Height/ Size: 8–18 inches.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun to partial shade; dry to medium soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Attracts bees, skippers, and butterflies; supports specialist pollinators.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Excellent groundcover for dry sites; valued for long bloom and resilience.
