Petunia Surfinia Giant Purple ('Sunlapur'PBR) (Surfinia Series)
petunia [Surfinia Giant Purple]
A vigorous, fully trailing and floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding or a patio plant. 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. 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.
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink | 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
Trade
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
- Bedding
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
Deadhead regularly
Pests
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus
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