🌼🌿 Petunia – Balcony Mix – 0.1g Seeds – Petunia x hybrida

Brighten up your balconies, window boxes, and patio planters with the vibrant Petunia – Balcony Mix (Petunia x hybrida)! 🌼🪴 This carefully selected mix includes a delightful range of colors — pinks, purples, reds, whites, and bi-colors — offering a cheerful, long-lasting bloom display from spring to frost.

These compact, trailing petunias are perfect for small spaces, providing non-stop blooms and a light fragrance that attracts bees and butterflies.

Key Information:

• Latin Name: Petunia x hybrida

• Common Name: Balcony Petunia Mix

• Seed Weight: 0.1g (~800–1,000 tiny seeds)

• Plant Type: Annual flowering plant

• Plant Height: 8–12 inches (20–30 cm)

• Spread: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm), trailing habit

• Hardiness Zones: Annual in USDA zones 2–11

• Sun Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Type: Fertile, well-draining soil; pH 6.0–7.0

• Sowing Time:

  • Indoors: Start 8–10 weeks before last frost

  • Outdoors: Transplant after danger of frost has passed

• Germination Time: 7–14 days (surface-sown – needs light to germinate)

• Watering Needs: Moderate; avoid waterlogging

• Spacing: 10–12 inches apart

Bloom Time: Spring through fall with regular deadheading and feeding.

Usage:

• Balconies & Containers: Designed specifically for compact spaces like railing planters, balcony boxes, and small pots

• Colorful Mass Displays: Ideal for filling large planters or mixed borders with cascading color

• Pollinator Friendly: Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

• Fragrant: Some varieties in the mix emit a sweet, light evening fragrance

• Low Maintenance: Very forgiving and easy to grow with basic care

• Hanging Baskets: Trails beautifully over the edges

Tips for Success:

• Do not cover seeds with soil; press gently into surface

• Use bottom-watering or mist to avoid displacing seeds

• Fertilize every 2 weeks with a balanced flower fertilizer

• Pinch young plants to encourage bushier growth

• Remove faded flowers to promote continuous blooming