Petunia × atkinsiana Tidal Wave Red Velour ('Pas1085269') (Tidal Wave Series)
petunia [Tidal Wave Red Velour]
A very vigorous, trailing and spreading floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding or a patio plant. It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces gramophone-trumpet-shaped, bright red flowers around 5-6 cm across. Blooms from late spring well into autumn if dead-headed and well fed. It trails or spreads around 50 - 70 cm so is ideal for large hanging baskets and big balcony containers, or as ground cover in sunny, warm, well-drained locations.
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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 | Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Red | 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
- Sub-tropical
- Patio and container plants
- Bedding
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Banks and slopes
Pruning
Deadhead regularly
Pests
Diseases
May be subsceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus
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