Carpet Mix - Petunia

Carpet Mix is a named mixed selection in PanAmerican Seed’s Carpet multiflora petunia series. The breeder describes the series as heat tolerant, free flowering, and well branched, with mid-sized blooms and a compact shape that holds longer in high heat. ([PanAmerican Seed Carpet series](https://www.panamseed.com/PdfAssets/pdfpage.aspx?pdfid=13)) ## Site and seasonal display Hybrid petunias suit a sunny place with moist, well-drained soil. Illinois Extension describes a broad range of flower colors and growth habits across the group, and notes that heavy soil can reduce flowering. Keep Carpet Mix distinct as a mixed selection and consult the current seed or plant label for the particular mix offered; the series profile does not specify this selection’s components or proportions. ([Illinois Extension petunia guide](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/petunia); [RHS botanical profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/292020/petunia-%C3%97-hybrida/details)) ## Maintenance Monitor moisture as weather and container size change, and provide drainage so roots do not stay waterlogged. The RHS container research includes petunias among the plants used to assess watering methods. Occasional pinching later in the season can help keep hybrid petunias compact and flowering. ([RHS container watering research](https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/gardening-in-a-changing-world/water-use-in-gardens/watering-containers); [Illinois Extension petunia guide](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/petunia))