Crazytunia Cosmic Violet - For Patio Containers - May 2025

I wrote about purple flowers this week.  Like I said then, I'm drawn to dark-color blooms.  The darker, the better.   When I saw this Petunia - Crazytunia Cosmic Violet - I immediately said to myself:  'add to cart'.  

Here, below, is the sign at The Growing Place.  It says "Blooms deep plum purple feathering into pale lavender edges.  Crazytunias are bread for tolerance to extreme weather including heat, rain and wind.  

Here's how White Flower Farm describes them:

Petunia Crazytunia® Cosmic Violet is a prolific bloomer but maintains a tidy habit and won’t overwhelm its neighbors. We like the saturated purple tones of the flowers, as do pollinators.

Here are a couple of photos showing the plants:

I have gone back-and-forth on our smaller patio containers.  Mixed plantings vs. monocultures.   For this Crazytunia, I'm going sort-of 'in-between'.  I planted it to the side of one of our smaller containers and left room for a Euphorbia to add a little brightness and height.  See below for the container planted with just the crazytunia (so far):

#22 on my 2025 to-do list is: Better annuals containers in back. Garden center vs big box is a key move.

Between the Superbells and now these Crazytunias, I feel good about the start of container season.