Evening In Paris Combination

Deep‑plum Supertunia® Royal Velvet® pours over the pot, soft mulberry Supertunia® Bordeaux™ weaves through the cascade, and Meteor Shower® verbena lifts violet‑lilac clusters overhead. Evening In Paris paints your porch in sophisticated shades from late spring straight through the first hard frost. The petunias blanket containers with medium‑to‑large blooms that self‑clean after each show, while the compact verbena rises 24–30 inches to add airy texture and nonstop color. Hummingbirds hover, butterflies sip, and the deep sunset palette holds its richness even in July’s glare. Whether you plant one kit in a patio bowl or repeat it along a sunny border, this Proven Winners® trio delivers instant French‑garden flair.

Heat tolerance, high flower count, and minimal maintenance set this combo apart. Both petunias adopt a mounding‑to‑trailing habit and thrive in full to part sun, making them natural spillers for baskets, window boxes, or the front edge of beds. Meteor Shower adds height without taking over—the improved variety sets little seed—so it works nicely as a thriller in mixed planters or as a vertical accent in mass plantings. All three components handle brief dry spells, shrug off deer, and need no deadheading, so you spend more time admiring and less time grooming.

Evening In Paris Combination Care

Fill a 12‑ to 14‑inch container with a well‑draining potting mix blended with decomposed manure and tuck the three transplants at soil level. Place the pot where it receives six or more hours of direct light (a bit of afternoon shade is preferred in hotter zones). Water thoroughly when the top inch of mix feels dry, allowing extra moisture to drain—petunias dislike constantly wet roots. Feed every two weeks with a balanced water‑soluble fertilizer to keep color strong and growth vigorous.

In frost‑free regions (USDA 10–11) Supertunias can behave as tender perennials, but most gardeners replant each spring for peak performance. Meteor Shower verbena survives winters as far north as zone 7 with mulch protection; in colder climates treat it as an annual or move the whole container to a bright indoor spot before the first freeze. Indoors, cut plants back by one‑third and water sparingly to keep roots alive until warm weather returns.

Evening In Paris Combination Spacing

One kit perfectly fills a 12‑inch hanging basket or patio pot: center the verbena, then position Royal Velvet and Bordeaux opposite each other to create a balanced skirt. For a rectangular window box, repeat the recipe every 18 inches for an unbroken ribbon of purple. Planting in the ground? Space individual kits two feet apart; the petunias will knit together into a luxurious carpet, while the verbena punctuates the display with upright bloom‑wands.