Yellow Petunias [Images, Care Tips and Shopping Links]

Petunias tend to be low growing and bushy tender perennials that are usually grown as annuals. Their petals come in a few different styles: trumpet-shaped, doubled, ruffled and fringed. Their colors range from light pink through dark red, and pale blue through deep purple. They can also be found in white, cream, and even a new bright yellow. Many petunias have veins of alternating stripes or accent colors.

In this post we'll focus on yellow petunias, focusing on the different types and care tips, ending with a lovely photo gallery of yellow petunias.

What Are Yellow Petunias?

Most modern petunias descend from the Petunia axillaris, also known as the large white petunia, and the Petunia integrifolia, the violet petunia. These initial hybrids were produced in Germany and England in the early 1800s, and their hybridization proved so stable and popular that botanists refer to them as P. hybrida.

Petunia is the genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin in the family Solanaceae and the subfamily Petunioideae. Petchoa is a hybrid genus that is derived from crossing Calibrachoa and Petunia.

There are a few basic petunia hybrids, like the Grandiflora, multiflora, milliflora, doubles, waves, surfinias, supertunias, cascadias, and petitunias. Each hybrid has its own characteristics that are unique to them, and some have been introduced somewhat recently.

Types of Yellow Petunias

Petunia Grandiflora Prism Sunshine

Prism Sunshine is a grandiflora hybrid that grows in a white color with a yellow center and blooms between May and late October.  They have a 90% germination rate and are easy to grow, blooming with just one flower per stem. It's recommended that they're planted after the last frosts in a place that'll receive plenty of sunlight.

This petunia hybrid is the 1998 AAS Bedding Plant winner and is a recipient of Europe's FleuroSelect Gold Medal award for garden performance.

Petunia Surfinia Yellow

The entire Petunia Surfinia Yellow bloom flowers in a light shade of yellow and was the first vegetative petunia series. It was the first trailing petunia grown from cuttings that was perfectly trailing and rain resistant. Surfinia petunias bloom continuously all season and tolerate rain, summer heat, and wind.

Surfinia petunias are number one in Europe and its brilliant colors can be seen from window boxes everywhere.

Petunia Amore Queen of Hearts

This beautiful petunia hybrid features five red hearts on each blossom with striking yellow contrast. Part of the Amore series, the petunia Queen of Hearts blooms in the spring, summer, and fall, and has dark green foliage. It has a trailing habit and long performance that makes it an ideal petunia for containers and hanging baskets.

Petunia Easy Wave Yellow

This wave hybrid is extremely easy to grow and thrives in full sun to part shade. They look similar to the grandiflora Prism Sunshine, except that their yellow center encompasses more of the flower. It blooms from late spring to the first frosts and is considered a vigorous spreader.

Petunias Supertunia Honey

True to their name, this hybrid is a deep honey color with dark to light green foliage. They are very tolerant of heat and drought and have a long blooming period. They can grow as tall as 12 inches and their trails can extend outwards 30 inches.

The Supertunia Honey hybrid is self-cleaning and does not require deadheading.

Petunia Phantom

The petunia Phantom hybrid features a black base and a distinctive yellow star pattern against a backdrop of dark green foliage. This is the world's first and only black and yellow petunia, so it's very existence is a great feat. It requires full sun to part shade and is tolerant of drought and heat.

Buying Yellow Petunias

If you're looking to purchase yellow petunias, Amazon has some great options.

Petunias Supertunia Honey Seeds

This pack comes with 200 Supertunia Honey seeds that are easy to grow. This petunia hybrid grows and blooms all season long in both containers and landscapes can stand as tall as 10 inches. These Supertunia Honey seeds can be found here on Amazon.

Petunia Prism Sunshine Seeds

This gorgeous petunia hybrid is award-winning and thrives in warm zones that are frost-free in both the fall and winter. It blooms range from 3 to 3.5 inches and achieves germination in 5 to 10 days at a 98% germination rate. The petunia Prism Sunshine hybrid can be found here on Amazon.

Petunia Queen of Hearts

This petunia hybrid is visually appealing and blooms with 5 red hearts and a yellow star. Amazon offers this hybrid with four starter plants, one live plant per pot. This petunia is fast-growing, easy to take care of, and can be found here on Amazon.

Yellow Petunia Care Tips

Petunias offer long term color in the summer and have the ability to brighten any garden. They aren't difficult to grow; on the contrary, proper petunia care is simple and easy. The needs of yellow petunias aren't much different from those of other petunias.

Here are a few care tips –

1. Petunias require regular watering, at least weekly, and as much sunlight as possible to be at peak performance.

2. Petunias can tolerate cooler weather but are not frost tolerant. Wait until the earth stops frosting over to plant them.

3. Some varieties of petunias require frequent deadheading, such as floribundas and older Grandiflora varieties like the Aladdin series.

4. Monthly feeding will give petunias the energy they need to stay in bloom.

5. Petunias enjoy a slightly acidic soil pH.

6. Some varieties of petunias can be pummeled and destroyed by rain. Choose weather-resistant varieties.

7. Pests often flock to weeds and decaying plant material, so keep the planting area weeded and rake up fallen plant debris to keep harmful insects away from your petunias.

Yellow Petunia Image Gallery

Now that we've covered the different types of yellow petunias and care tips, we can enjoy some attractive images of yellow petunias.

Origination

The name "petunia" originates from the word "petun" which stands for "tobacco" in Brazil. These two types of plants are genetically related and can be crossbred.

Edibility

Petunias that are commonly found are edible. Their flowers have a sweet and spicy taste.

Leaves

Petunias have green leaves that are covered with hairs and can be heart-shaped or ovate. They are usually alternately arranged on the stem.

Primary Colors

Petunias come in red, yellow, pink, purple and white, and are also available in a mixture of colors.

Insects

Though petunias attract helpful bugs like bees, they also attract caterpillars, leaf miners, and mites that can be harmful to their health.

Shape

Petunias can often be identified by their trumpet shape. The center of each flower contains the stamen and a darker spot, with the color becoming lighter toward the edges.

Petals

Petunia flowers can have flowers as large as 4 inches in diameter, and they have five-lobed petals, with varieties including double flowers and ruffled petals.