On Gardening: Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Cloud is a Plant of Distinction

Norman Winter, Tribune News Service on Dec 4, 2025

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In the middle of summer, Georgia can heat it up with the best of them. So when you are a little pink petunia and get a Plant of Distinction Award, that is saying something. Such is the case with Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Cloud petunia.

This rings true for all of the Supertunia Mini Vista petunia varieties. But Pink Cloud is new, making its debut in 2026. It is the most compact of the Mini Vista series so far, but its tiny nature is not to be a detriment in any way.

I featured Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Cloud petunia in a column a few months ago but at that time we had lots of summer to go and trial numbers to come in. I can tell you I have seen some perfect scores out there, but I don’t want to steal their thunder.

Suffice it to say the Plant of Distinction designation by University of Georgia Trial Gardens speaks volumes. Their program in Athens, Georgia, is legendary in the horticultural world.

The Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Cloud petunia will reach 6 to 12 inches high with a spread of up to 2 feet. It will be the darling of baskets, containers and boxes and like the others can hold its own in raised beds. The color is so beautiful and delicate, it’s almost beyond description. The tag says pink with white throat, which it is, but it also seems to have a glow to it.

I am hearing from gardeners in the South that they can’t wait to try it with Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo. That could break my Nikon camera! (Just kidding.)

I wish I had tried that, but I did go blue true. I used Supertunia Vista Yellow and Superbells Grape Punch calibrachoa. This calibrachoa has the largest flowers and I see blue and purple when I look at it.

I used a lot of Supertunia Mini Vista Yellow petunias in combination pots with Snow Princess sweet alyssum. These combos are wonderful and like a soft triadic or three-part harmony.

James Winter and his Eden Estate Management Team put some in a copper window box in Columbus, Georgia. The partners in the box were Superbena Violet Ice verbena, Laguna Azure lobelia, ColorBlaze Mini Me Chartreuse coleus and Graceful Grasses Queen Tut papyrus grass.

One container really stood out in its surroundings, and I admit it was quite by accident. The pot had a backdrop of Double Play Candy Corn spirea, which showed golden fall leaf color. Then to add a touch of gaudy there was a turquoise blue container in the distance.

All my containers are still blooming as I write this. We will be flirting with a freeze in a few days but I’m going with the forecast that says no.

The Supertunia Mini Vista petunias are game changers in containers. Choose a good lightweight potting mix and containers that drain well. Give them plenty of sun and food. If you are growing through the winter where you live, use a water-soluble mix every two to three weeks. These nutrients are more readily available to the plant. That is what I use in the warm season too although I keep controlled release granules on hand if needed.

There are 11 color variations in the Supertunia Mini Vista series, and this spring Mini Vista Pink Cloud will disappear off the shelves, so don’t dawdle when shopping.

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(Norman Winter, horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.” Follow him on Facebook @NormanWinterTheGardenGuy.)

(NOTE TO EDITORS: Norman Winter receives complimentary plants to review from the companies he covers.)