About

The plants have oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green, light-green or variegated leaves and produce copius trumpet-shaped, flowers in an incredible range of colours, from pure white through pale blush colours to different shades and tones of yellow, red, pink, mauve, lilac and purple. The 'Surfinia' series of Petunias covers a very popular and wide range of compact, vigorous, slowly spreading, mounding, semi-trailing, and fully trailing floriferous tender perennial petunias usually grown as seasonal bedding, seasonal ground cover and container plants for patios and balconies. Some cultivars have rich veining, some flowers with pale or white throats, and some 'blush', 'picotee', ruffled 'double' varieteis and novelty varieties too. Flower size ranges from small to very large, so aprroximately from 4 to 8 cm across.

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
Spread0.5-1 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