About
It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy light- to mid-green leaves and produces large, velvety, gramophone-trumpet-shaped, magenta-pink flowers with some dark purple veining right in their centres, that are 8.5cm across. A vigorous, fully trailing and floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding or a patio plant. It blooms from early summer into autumn. It trails or mounds and spreads around 30 cm to 40 cm so is ideal for hanging baskets and containers and as ground cover in 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