Starlet™ Blue - Petunia

Starlet™ Blue is a blue-flowered petunia selection listed in Selecta’s Starlet range. Selecta describes Starlet as a compact, mounded series for early color in pots, baskets, and combination plantings. ## Placement and season Give this annual full sun and use it where a compact flowering plant suits containers or mixed displays. The Starlet series page lists sun exposure and pot, basket, and combination uses; the 2026 catalog lists Starlet Blue as a distinct commercial selection. [Selecta Starlet series information](https://www.selectanorthamerica.com/PlantSearch/SeriesInfo/?phid=048801428015352) · [Selecta 2026 catalog](https://catalog.selectanorthamerica.com/view/891800557/149/) ## Growing conditions Petunias grow best in moist, well-drained soil. Illinois Extension notes that heavy soil can reduce flowering and classifies petunias as half-hardy annuals; timing varies with local frost conditions. [Illinois Extension petunia guide](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/petunia) ## Maintenance Selecta describes the Starlet series as requiring no pinch for production. If growth stretches late in the season, an occasional light pinch can help keep petunias compact and blooming well, according to Illinois Extension.