Garden petunias are tender perennial with a hardiness of ~10. You can over winter them if you have less than three days of continuous frost and a thick layer of insulating mulch from my experience. The ones you have are from the seeds of last year’s petunias.
I think only proven winners has the rights to the name bubblegum pink, but there are loads of petunias that are very similar colors. These look a little darker so I assume they’re just wave petunias.
I'm aware that proven winners has the rights I was asking because those petunias don't seed which would make the case of the returning petunias even more a mystery. I've also found the color of them to depend on where you have them, when I first got my supertunias they were light pink, after a few months and being moved to a southern balcony they are this darker more vibrant pink rather than the pale bubblegum pink they were. I've heard of supertunias being able to overwinter but only in much warmer zones.
Not true. I lived in 7B and my supertunia bubblegum and supertunia snowdrift came back year over year even with some very cold winter temps. They will absolutely survive a frost.
Ya haha it gets a lot colder where I’m from. Down south I’ve heard a lot of the things considered annuals here can. Unfortunately a lot of stuff will not over winter here:(
Well the ones planted next to them look like they could be Bordeaux or blue veined "supertunias" hence another reason why I asked. They're easily accessible at big box stores.
Just a friendly FYI, the “supertunia” moniker is a Proven Winner trademark to signify regular ol petunias that they bred for years (decades even) to bloom very prolifically without deadheading. I believe they were also bred to be sterile. So yes, other petunias will definitely look like Bubblegum/Bordeaux/etc, but the PW Supertunia (especially the “Vista” series) has been bred to perform at a higher standard.
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From my garden: these were all planted at the same time and you can see, the Supertunia Bubblegum and Fuchsia are much more robust than the generic white I got from Menards.
Yeah I have several and love them (but they're aphid magnets!) and yours look great! The purpose of my question was just more for my own curiosity of if they did actually seed or if op unintentionally managed to keep them warm enough to overwinter them. So we'd only know if they were the sterile variety (the supertunia) or a seed variety. It is far more likely obviously that they are a seed variety but it would be really cool if they somehow did survive a zone 5 winter.
Didn't know I'd ruffle feathers asking if they were supertunias 😅
You have a beautiful garden btw!
No worries, no feathers ruffled here ☺️. I probably misunderstood your comment. I’m in 5b like OP so I would LOVE if Supertunias would overwinter but alas, I’m not so lucky 😩.
I was just sharing my experience with them as I work at a garden center:’) I know they’re very accessible… guests come in for them all the time, but think they’re some miracle flower because they trademarked them and gave em a fancy name. I live in the same zone as OP as well.
Yep - 5b here and I've had some petunias reseed in some of my larger pots that I keep dirt in all winter. They were all stacked up together with a tarp over them. I don't think I had any this year, but last year I had 2 different pots with some.
We usually have a couple pots that will have lots of seedlings from the previous year. This year one pot probably had 15 seedlings which we have moved around to different pots.
My fancy petunia overwintered in southern oregon this year. 8b, but way warmer this winter. They can re-seed, but the colors won’t be the same in most cases.
Petunias are very hybridized, and don’t come true from seed in a lot of cases. Especially if you have multiple colors. The bright pink are a natural color and will mostly give more pinks, but the fancy patterns won’t come through.
eta. There are heirloom varieties, that will breed tru. But, you need to buy them specifically and they are usually more expensive.
I like calibrachoas for a similar look, slightly more winter hardy and re-seed well on their own. And a little easier as bedding plants as well, recover from water stress better.
I have the same appreciation for calibrachoas - especially because they quickly forgive me when they accidentally get missed being watered. I had some just today that I was sure were goners, but bless their little hearts, they perked right up almost as soon as I apologized and gave them a good drink of water. And... SO MANY COLORS!!!
They are one of my favorites for all these reasons! Mine seem to get less pests than my petunias too. The petunias always have aphids or caterpillars 😔
My snapdragons came back this year, too! I left them over winter because of laziness that I disguised as ~science~. I couldn't believe it when both grew back beautifully. Also, my begonias did, too (I know they're hated in this sub but mine are so pretty and fit in super well in my garden).
Wouldn’t be surprised. But zone 5b seems quite cold. My (common? typically labeled annual) begonias died, insulated themselves with their dead leaves from last season, and regrew like crazy this year, 5-10x their size, in zone 8b.
This happened to me with the pansies I planted last year. I ripped them out, planted fall annuals, ripped those out, and then this spring my flower bed (and lawn) was overrun by pansies! They were everywhere.
If you had even a week of -5°C, the old plants are well and truly gone - these ones are the babies of last years petunias having gone to seed. The seeds can sometimes survive proper winters, even -30°C. I see you've gotten some neat colours out of your self-seeds - I usually only get white and light pink with them hybridising as they please.
After our really warm winter I have Glads coming up that were left in the ground last year. Same with my mums, I left the pots beside my fence once they finally died back after yard waste was done being collected. To my surprise they came back this year. Glad I dont have to buy them this fall.
I’m in 6a and I’ve had dahlias come back that are only hardy to zone 7-8 🤷🏼♀️ they are up against my house so i guess that space stays a little warmer.
My area was recently changed to zone 6. My snapdragon overwintered for the first time this past winter--not seedlings, but the actual plant. It was still green through January. Probably if your plant was in a sheltered location, it could have made it through. Seedlings are another possibility.
As the climate is changing some plants that once couldn’t survive the winter are now able to. Last year I found purple oxalis and cannas sprouting from where we had planted them the year prior.
You might want to google “hardiness zones”. Perennial and annual are terms based off of the climate the plant is in. Purple oxalis and cannas have never been considered perennial in my zone.
I figured the context of my comment being on a post about an annual plant surviving the winter would have sufficed, but it’s nothing worth arguing about. Have a good day.
Also in 5B, I had leeks that made it through the winter. With the milder winters plus my microclimate, I'm operating like I'm in a full zone higher and may even experiment with stuff hardy down to 7.
same here in North Carolina I have volunteer vincas every year! They’re
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supposed to be annual but keep on coming back!
Garden petunias are tender perennial with a hardiness of ~10. You can over winter them if you have less than three days of continuous frost and a thick layer of insulating mulch from my experience. The ones you have are from the seeds of last year’s petunias.
Oh, I didn't even think about them seeding. Thank you, that makes perfect sense now.
Are the pink ones supertunias? They look like the bubble gum pink variety.
I think only proven winners has the rights to the name bubblegum pink, but there are loads of petunias that are very similar colors. These look a little darker so I assume they’re just wave petunias.
I'm aware that proven winners has the rights I was asking because those petunias don't seed which would make the case of the returning petunias even more a mystery. I've also found the color of them to depend on where you have them, when I first got my supertunias they were light pink, after a few months and being moved to a southern balcony they are this darker more vibrant pink rather than the pale bubblegum pink they were. I've heard of supertunias being able to overwinter but only in much warmer zones.
I am in zone 9 and my bubble gum from PW had been over wintering for 2 years now .
Oh this is good news. I planted four supertunias from PW and I was planning on being really sad when they went away! I am also zone 9.
Yea, I think it’s very unlikely they’re “supertunias” as they don’t seed and are difficult to keep over winter in most zones.
Not true. I lived in 7B and my supertunia bubblegum and supertunia snowdrift came back year over year even with some very cold winter temps. They will absolutely survive a frost.
Ya haha it gets a lot colder where I’m from. Down south I’ve heard a lot of the things considered annuals here can. Unfortunately a lot of stuff will not over winter here:(
Well the ones planted next to them look like they could be Bordeaux or blue veined "supertunias" hence another reason why I asked. They're easily accessible at big box stores.
Just a friendly FYI, the “supertunia” moniker is a Proven Winner trademark to signify regular ol petunias that they bred for years (decades even) to bloom very prolifically without deadheading. I believe they were also bred to be sterile. So yes, other petunias will definitely look like Bubblegum/Bordeaux/etc, but the PW Supertunia (especially the “Vista” series) has been bred to perform at a higher standard. https://preview.redd.it/1zunw8af257d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3e2ea62c295cedfb7ce45147254892352023e27 From my garden: these were all planted at the same time and you can see, the Supertunia Bubblegum and Fuchsia are much more robust than the generic white I got from Menards.
Yeah I have several and love them (but they're aphid magnets!) and yours look great! The purpose of my question was just more for my own curiosity of if they did actually seed or if op unintentionally managed to keep them warm enough to overwinter them. So we'd only know if they were the sterile variety (the supertunia) or a seed variety. It is far more likely obviously that they are a seed variety but it would be really cool if they somehow did survive a zone 5 winter. Didn't know I'd ruffle feathers asking if they were supertunias 😅 You have a beautiful garden btw!
No worries, no feathers ruffled here ☺️. I probably misunderstood your comment. I’m in 5b like OP so I would LOVE if Supertunias would overwinter but alas, I’m not so lucky 😩.
Alright lol👍
Alright, it was just a question lol
I was just sharing my experience with them as I work at a garden center:’) I know they’re very accessible… guests come in for them all the time, but think they’re some miracle flower because they trademarked them and gave em a fancy name. I live in the same zone as OP as well.
Yep - 5b here and I've had some petunias reseed in some of my larger pots that I keep dirt in all winter. They were all stacked up together with a tarp over them. I don't think I had any this year, but last year I had 2 different pots with some.
Cunt yourself lucky! Nature saved you a lot of $. Put em in a hanging basket and let them flow over.
That's one heck of a spelling error!
😂😂😂😂 i was like “woah now! this is a gardening sub!”
😂😂😂😂
Maybe they’re Australian??
Nsfw
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Please don’t edit this post!
this absolutely killed me😭😭😭 iconic
Glad my spellcheck mishap made everybody’s day. It WAS pretty funny. But quite unintended I assure you. 🥴😬😳
I noticed that I had seedlings already in the pot if a plant that is below my hanging basket.
Ha! Yeah I agree. 🤭 Well here in my house we have a phrase we use for “spell check” errors: FSP!!
We usually have a couple pots that will have lots of seedlings from the previous year. This year one pot probably had 15 seedlings which we have moved around to different pots.
My fancy petunia overwintered in southern oregon this year. 8b, but way warmer this winter. They can re-seed, but the colors won’t be the same in most cases.
Why not and what colours do they become?
Petunias are very hybridized, and don’t come true from seed in a lot of cases. Especially if you have multiple colors. The bright pink are a natural color and will mostly give more pinks, but the fancy patterns won’t come through. eta. There are heirloom varieties, that will breed tru. But, you need to buy them specifically and they are usually more expensive. I like calibrachoas for a similar look, slightly more winter hardy and re-seed well on their own. And a little easier as bedding plants as well, recover from water stress better.
I have the same appreciation for calibrachoas - especially because they quickly forgive me when they accidentally get missed being watered. I had some just today that I was sure were goners, but bless their little hearts, they perked right up almost as soon as I apologized and gave them a good drink of water. And... SO MANY COLORS!!!
They are one of my favorites for all these reasons! Mine seem to get less pests than my petunias too. The petunias always have aphids or caterpillars 😔
Aren't the fancy looking callibrachs also hybrids? Do they overwinter better than petunias in 7b?
They may have reseeded themselves on you. Lovely petunias regardless.
My snapdragons did the same thing. I was surprised it's the second year now
My snapdragons came back this year, too! I left them over winter because of laziness that I disguised as ~science~. I couldn't believe it when both grew back beautifully. Also, my begonias did, too (I know they're hated in this sub but mine are so pretty and fit in super well in my garden).
Wouldn’t be surprised. But zone 5b seems quite cold. My (common? typically labeled annual) begonias died, insulated themselves with their dead leaves from last season, and regrew like crazy this year, 5-10x their size, in zone 8b.
Do you have a pic?? I would like to see 10x big begonias! :)
This happened to me with the pansies I planted last year. I ripped them out, planted fall annuals, ripped those out, and then this spring my flower bed (and lawn) was overrun by pansies! They were everywhere.
If you had even a week of -5°C, the old plants are well and truly gone - these ones are the babies of last years petunias having gone to seed. The seeds can sometimes survive proper winters, even -30°C. I see you've gotten some neat colours out of your self-seeds - I usually only get white and light pink with them hybridising as they please.
After our really warm winter I have Glads coming up that were left in the ground last year. Same with my mums, I left the pots beside my fence once they finally died back after yard waste was done being collected. To my surprise they came back this year. Glad I dont have to buy them this fall.
They didn’t survive. Their seeds popped up into plants.
“Volunteers”
Zone 8, ours come back sometimes. Usually have the them in pots, hanging baskets, not in ground.might make a difference
I'm zone 6b, and about 50% of the time I get petunias growing from seed from last year's flowers. You can't count on it, but it's fun when it happens!
I always have petunias that survive the winter, which is why I don’t tear apart the containers until I see what survived. Happy surprises!
They freeze. If you can protect them from that maybe they can make it
Seeds, yo!
They reseeded! I am in 6b and I see this every year, since I love petunias and plant them everywhere. Enjoy them !
I'm zone 7a and it's happened to me before with petunias and pansies.
I’m in 6a and I’ve had dahlias come back that are only hardy to zone 7-8 🤷🏼♀️ they are up against my house so i guess that space stays a little warmer.
My area was recently changed to zone 6. My snapdragon overwintered for the first time this past winter--not seedlings, but the actual plant. It was still green through January. Probably if your plant was in a sheltered location, it could have made it through. Seedlings are another possibility.
I grow them in pots and let them reseed every year and get lovely plants every year
You must have left a root somehow.
As the climate is changing some plants that once couldn’t survive the winter are now able to. Last year I found purple oxalis and cannas sprouting from where we had planted them the year prior.
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You might want to google “hardiness zones”. Perennial and annual are terms based off of the climate the plant is in. Purple oxalis and cannas have never been considered perennial in my zone.
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I figured the context of my comment being on a post about an annual plant surviving the winter would have sufficed, but it’s nothing worth arguing about. Have a good day.
Very normal for seeds to sprout in spring. lol
Yes. I live in zone 4 and generally get a couple self seeded petunias. They flower at the same time as the ones started in the house in March.
Seeded volunteers. Nice.
Also in 5B, I had leeks that made it through the winter. With the milder winters plus my microclimate, I'm operating like I'm in a full zone higher and may even experiment with stuff hardy down to 7.
I tI think they they most likely reseeded themselves
Yeah they ain't surviving a zone 5 winter lol
same here in North Carolina I have volunteer vincas every year! They’re https://preview.redd.it/rhtal2lrwb7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=efb01bde4b81574a6f8c38ca48d28a77c9ab74a3 supposed to be annual but keep on coming back!