Petunia 'Wave Pink Improved' (Wave Series)
petunia 'Wave Pink Improved'
A vigorous, trailing or gently spreading floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding, or seasonal ground cover. It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces gramophone-trumpet-shaped, mid-pink flowers with white throats around 6 or 7 cm across. Blooms from late spring well into autumn if well fed and watered. Its cascading habit means it trails or spreads around 50 - 70 cm so is ideal for really large hanging baskets and big balcony containers too.
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 | 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
Unresolved
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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