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Petunia Supertunia Bordeaux

This is an excellent plant for hanging baskets thanks to its mounding and spreading habit and abundant, huge lavender-blue flowers, finely traced with spidery purple veins. The lush, frilly trumpets are self-cleaning, requiring no deadheading.

For a 22” hanging basket, use five plants in 4 ½ “ pots; for an :”instant” display, just add more plants.

Ageratum Artist Blue Violet

This plant blooms freely for several months. Free-draining potting soil specially formulated for containers gives best results when putting in containers. Keep well watered and feed with half-strength liquid fertilizer at each watering. These particular Proven Winner plants require no pinching back.
For more ideas, visit Proven Winners