Petunia 'Wave Purple' (Wave Series)
petunia 'Wave Purple'
A vigorous, trailing and spreading floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding, seasonal ground cover or a patio plant. It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces gramophone-trumpet-shaped, pink-purple flowers around 7 cm across. Blooms from late spring well into autumn if well fed and watered. Its cascading habit means it trails or spreads around 40 to 50 cm so is ideal for large hanging baskets and big balcony containers, and also as ground cover in sunny, warm, well-drained locations.
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
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 subsceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus
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