About

A vigorous, trailing and slightly mounding, early flowering variety of this popular tender perennial, usually grown as seasonal bedding or a patio plant. It blooms from late spring into autumn. The plant can reach a height of 20-30cm and has oval-shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces striking, velvety, gramophone-trumpet-shaped, rich red flowers that are around 5.5cm across. It trails or spreads around 30 cm to 40 cm so is ideal for hanging baskets and containers and as seasonal ground cover in very sunny, warm, well-drained spots .

About the genus

Petunia can be annuals or perennials, with simple leaves and large, solitary, trumpet-shaped flowers in the upper leaf axils from late spring to autumn

Growing conditions

SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH2

Plant details

Plant typeBedding
HabitTrailing
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1 year
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical

Care notes

CultivationGrow in light, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, with shelter from drying winds. Plant out after frosts have passed
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationPropagate by seed
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids and slugs
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus
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