The wild petunia is particularly attractive to long-tongued bees and butterflies, and is a host plant for common Buckeye butterfly larvae. Growing requirements. Hardiness zones: 3-9.

Wild petunia makes a perfect alternative to the non-native and highly invasive Mexican petunia. The flowers of wild petunia are very similar to those of Mexican petunia: They are a lovely shade of ...

Wild Petunia. Picturing a petunia, your mind's eye sees a floret that resembles an old-timey phonograph. Dip past its petals, and a nectar-filled tube awaits your hungry hummingbird visitors.

Many years ago, I bought a perennial plant at a nursery, and after I planted it, found that there was a ride-along plant in the pot. It was a wild petunia.

Petunias produce pretty summer flowers, and the native Carolina wild petunia is no exception. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 72°F. Tuesday, September 17th 2024 ...

A better option is the lavender-flowered native known as wild petunia (R. caroliniensis), a 1-to-2-foot, upright species that ranges from North Carolina to South Florida.

It began humbly as a wild petunia growing in a Japanese field that was spotted by a plant breeder, submitted to the All-America Selections organization for testing, and the rest is petunia history.

The hairyflower wild petunia, native to South America, is not a petunia but an herb from a large family of about 4,000 species found around the world, McDade said.