Petunia Amazonas Plum Cockatoo ('Dpetampluc') (Amazonas Series)

RHS Plant Profile

petunia [Amazonas Plum Cockatoo]

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Synonyms

Petunia 'Dpetampluc'

Annual Biennial Bedding

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A neat, bushy, semi-trailing, half-hardy annual usually grown as seasonal bedding or as a patio container plant, with oval-shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves. Masses of large, ruffled, velvety, trumpet-shaped pale lilac flowers are overlayed with green and have dark purple veining and a purple centre. These appear from early summer through until the autumn. Good drought tolerance

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 1 year
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H2
Drought Resistance: Yes

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Solanaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
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
Bedding
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Deadhead regularly to encourage repeat flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and slugs

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus