About
A semi-trailing to mounding and spreading floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding or a patio plant. It trails or spreads around 40-50 cm so is ideal for hanging baskets and balcony containers and patio pots. Blooms from early summer well into autumn if dead-headed and well fed. It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces aromatic, frilly, ruffled, fully-double red and white flowers around 6 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, Spreading branched
FoliageDeciduous
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, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants
FragranceFlower
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