Laura Bush Petunia is a reseeding annual, old-fashioned petunia with fragrant blossoms. It is more cold tolerant, disease resistant and heat tolerant than most modern hybrids. The plant has a spreading growth habit with deep violet, medium size flowers. ‘Laura Bush’ Petunia is the offspring of the ‘V.I.P.’ petunia (Very Important Petunia or Petunia violacea (Violet In Profusion) This ‘V.I.P.’ petunia is native to South America. The ‘V.I.P.’ flower is violet coloured and the plant is heat tolerant and low spreading. The ‘V.I.P.’ plant is known for its profusion of small bell-shaped violet coloured flowers. Both dainty and durable, it’s one of the parents of all modern petunias. It is a great plant for beds, baskets or barrels. The ‘V.I.P.’ offspring, ‘Laura Bush’ petunia, offers just as many colourful blooms but the blooms are twice as large and the plant has larger, darker green foliage which serves as a background to showcase the spectacular floral display.