Petunia Surfinia Series
petunia Surfinia Series
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. . 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. 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.
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink Purple | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Trailing
- 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
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in light, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, with shelter from drying winds. Plant out after frosts have passed
Propagation
Propagate by seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Sub-tropical
- Banks and slopes
- Bedding
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
Pruning
Deadhead regularly
Pests
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus
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