Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum
Full sun
16 - 24
Petunia hybrid
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Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum
Petunia
Petunia hybrid
What’s the difference between a Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and any other Supertunia? You can see my bubbles from a l-o-o-o-n-g way off. Vista, a distant view or prospect. Bubbles, bubblegum. Never mind. A Supertunia Vista is a Petunia. As in we’re way vigorous and have a mounding/cascading habit. So in a garden bed, border, or landscape feature we grow 16 – 24 inches tall, and spread w-a-a-y out. As much as 2 feet. You want to fill an area with wall-to-wall medium pink flowers all season? I’m your plant. Hanging baskets, window boxes, patio containers, same story.
You know what else is totally wicked? I’m disease resistant, self-cleaning, and have sturdy stems so I always look good. I’m an annual except in zones 10 – 11. Full sun, water and a good fertilizer will keep me in the pink until frost.
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FeaturesVigorous, mounding plants are perfect landscape fillers; blooms all season; low maintenance• Attracts Butterflies • Attracts Hummingbirds • Best Seller • Deadheading Not Necessary • Drought Tolerant * • Heat Tolerant • Landscape Plant • Must Have • Pet Friendly *Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers. Ornamental CharacteristicsFlower ColorPink Foliage Color Green Height 16-24" (Medium) Spacing 18-24" Habit Mounded Trails Up To 60 Container Plant Style Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination Patent InformationSupertunia® Vista Bubblegum 'USTUNI6001' US PP17,730; Can. PBR 2871 |
Plant NeedsDurationAnnual Bloom Time Planting to Hard Frost Zone(s) Annual except in zones 10 - 11 Hardy Temp 30°F (-1°C) Exposure Full sun Water Needs Normal Maintenance Easy Uses Landscapes and containers Use in large combinations and landscapes |
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Growing Tips Self-cleaning no deadheading necessary, this is not necessarily true of all Petunias. Late July and August is when plants should be at their best, but there is only one problem: The plants have run out of energy and the gardeners realize it too late to help the plants recover. This is especially true in raised containers and hanging baskets. Here is the best way to keep your Petunias in the Super category. 1. When you buy them in the spring, buy a slow release fertilizer to top dress the basket or container. If you plant your own basket, incorporate some of the slow release fertilizer in the soil as you plant. Follow the package directions. 2. In May fertilize with a water-soluble fertilizer once every two weeks. Mix up the fertilizer and water the plants just like you would if you were using clear water. It normally takes a good half of gallon of water To really water a 10" wide basket or raised container. 3. In June as the weather starts to get warm to hot, fertilize weekly, again with a good soaking. If the weather turns really hot as it sometimes does in Late June you may need to fertilize every third watering. By now the Supertunia is really growing and starting to tumble down from the basket or fill out across the flowerbed. 4. July is when the cutting back occurs. Around the 4th of July, (after your big party) get some of the slow release fertilizer that you bought in spring and re-apply across the top of the planter. At the same time, trim back some of the longer branches just enough to bring the plant back in line with the bottom of the pot or basket. Don't remove too much at the maximum cut back 20% of the branches or 1 in five shoots. You can also just give it a general light trim. Your plant will be out of flower for a few days, but will come back stronger than ever. By now with July's heat you should be watering at least every other day and begin to fertilize every other watering. I know it sounds like a lot, but if you want a plant to grow like an elephant and be the most it can be, you got to feed it like an elephant! 5. August is, hot, humid, & sometimes with monsoons. Keep up the water and fertilizing, and again, if the plant starts to look straggly remove a few more branches but never more than 20% or give it a general trim as before. 6. It is September and the plants should still look good, start to back off the watering and the feed, but shape the basket with the last pruning of the season. I know it sounds like a lot of work, but it really is a labor of love. I fertilize my baskets and my garden every time I water, and I water daily from mid July through August. I recently invested in the WaterWise irrigation system and let me tell you it really works. You will find that your Supertunias, along with all the rest of your plants will keep looking fantastic through September and perhaps with the luck of a gardener and a late frost maybe even into October. |
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| Year | Award | Trial |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gold Medal | Champaign County Illinois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| 2009 | Gold Medal | Champaign County Illinois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| ...erupts in a volcano of soft white blooms with light pink veined centers - spilling over with joyous abandon. Ann Tice | ||
| 2009 | Honorable Mention | Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Mississippi State University |
| 2009 | Best Performer | Focus Greenhouse Trials |
| 2009 | Best Performer | Colorado State University |
| 2009 | Best Performer | Kansas State University |
| 2009 | Best Performer | University of Tennessee - Jackson |
| 2009 | Best Performer | University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| 2009 | Best Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2009 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Morris |
| 2009 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Longwood Gardens |
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| 2008 | Top Peformer | Penn State |
| 2008 | Top 10 | Cornell |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2008 | Top Performers - Foliage | University of Delaware |
| 2008 | Top 10 | Delaware Valley College, Henry Schmeider Arboretum |
| 2008 | Best Overall Impression | Oregon State University |
| 2008 | Most Consumer Appeal | Oregon State University |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2008 | Top Performer in Ground | Kansas State University |
| 2008 | Top Performer in Ground | Colorado State University |
| 2008 | Best of Trials | University of Florida |
| 2008 | Silver Medal | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| Just like the pink "Energizer Bunny" - this flower just keeps on "going and going"...3rd year winner! | ||
| 2008 | Top Performer | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Linnaeus Teaching Garden |
| 2008 | Top Performer | University of Minnesota |
| 2008 | Exceptional Rating | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2008 | Leader of the Pack Summer - Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2008 | Leader of the Pack Summer - Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota-St. Paul |
| 2008 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2008 | Knock Your Socks Off | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2008 | North Texas Winners Circle | Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2008 | Best Overall | Cornell |
| 2008 | Best Petunia | Cornell |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2007 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2007 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Morris |
| 2007 | Top 10 | University of Minnesota-St. Paul |
| 2007 | Top Rated Performer | City of Cedar Rapids |
| 2007 | Best of Trials | University of Florida |
| 2007 | Best In show | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performer | Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2007 | Top Performer | University Laval |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Longwood Gardens |
| 2007 | Top 10 | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Best Spreading Petunia | Colorado State University |
| This has been an award winner in oru trials for the 2nd year in a row. Its outstanding features are flowers that are so prolific they hide the foliage and extreme vigor that creates a mountainous uniform mound. | ||
| 2007 | Top Consumer Choice | Ohio State University - Columbus |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Ohio State University - Columbus |
| 2007 | Silver Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners |
| Can see it as a mass of blooms from 3 blocks away. | ||
| 2007 | Best of Trials for Spring | University of Florida |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Kansas State University |
| 2007 | Prairie Star | Kansas State University |
| 2007 | Best of the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden |
| This vigorous petunia will brighten any garden. In only its first year, it has claimed the status at the best performing selectiong in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Trials. Grown in full sun, this plant will provide a mass of pure pink blooms that will cascade over containers and walls. | ||
| 2007 | Top Performers | University of Minnesota |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2006 | Gold Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners |
| 2006 | Best of the Best | University of Georgia |
| 2006 | Gardeners Choice | University of Guelph |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Jardin Daniel A. Seguin |
| 2006 | Best Varieties | Colorado State University |
| 2006 | Superior Variety | Penn State |
| 2006 | Top 20 | Missouri Botanic Garden |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Missouri Botanic Garden |
| 2005 | Best of Class | City of Cedar Rapids |
| 2005 | Outstanding Rating | Disney |
| 2005 | Top 10 Annuals | University of Minnesota - Morris |
| 2005 | Outstanding Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Ohio State University - Columbus |
| 2005 | Top Performer | University of Maine |
| 2005 | Visitors Choice | Cornell |
| 2005 | Top Performer | University of Guelph |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Colorado State University |
| 2005 | Best of Show | Colorado State University |
| 2005 | Best Petunia (Spreading) | Colorado State University |
| 2005 | Best in Show | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2005 | Best New Variety | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2005 | Top 5 Performer | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| 2005 | 12 New Annuals | People, Places and Plants |
| 2005 | Top 25 | Cornell |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Turtle Bay |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Penn State |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Kansas State University |
| 2005 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2005 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2005 | Leader of the Pack Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
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Overall Plant Rating: 4.59
