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Trailing Petunia Petunia Easy Wave Navy Velour seeds

Petunia x hybrida hedgiflora Easy Wave® Navy Velour
Trailing Petunia, Spreading Petunia

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This truly trailing petunia has something theatrical about it with its stems over 60 cm tall, entirely adorned with voluptuous deep blue-violet-black flowers, evoking an elegant velvet. The plants resist weather conditions and botrytis well, and bloom continuously until the first frosts. Suitable for borders, pots, and hanging baskets. To be sown under glass, from late winter, in fertile and light soil.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Germination time (days)
18 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover
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Sowing period March to April
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Flowering time June to October
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Description

The Trailing Petunia F1 Easy Wave® Navy Velour, also known as Petunia x hybrida hedgiflora, produces spectacularly trailing stems, which can reach over 60 cm, entirely adorned with voluptuous flowers in very dark blue-violet-black, reminiscent of elegant velvet. This robust annual plant resists adverse weather conditions and botrytis, offering continuous flowering until the first overnight frosts. Ideal for adding a luxurious touch to summer flowerbeds, it also thrives when overflowing from pots and hanging baskets. For optimal flowering, sow it under glass from the end of winter in fertile, light soil.

Hybrid petunias all come from several plants originating from the warm regions of South America. Trailing petunias were originally discovered by chance when a scientist noticed in 1989, on the edge of a field, a particularly vigorous wild petunia covered with bright flowers: Petunia inflata. Crossed with other species and hybrids, this species gave rise to trailing petunias, which marketing named Surfinias. The Trailing Petunia F1 Easy Wave Navy Velour belongs to the Solanaceae family, close to ornamental tobacco, its foliage also contains alkaloids. This plant quickly forms a round tuft, almost a bush, at least 30 cm in height by 40 cm in diameter, with a very trailing habit. It produces cascades of flowers from June until the first frosts, provided faded flowers are regularly removed and it is regularly supplied with fertiliser. Its velvety textured cup-shaped flowers are of a good size, measuring 6 cm in diameter. The furry foliage, particularly resistant to diseases and adverse weather conditions, has entire margins and a dark green hue.

No other annual flowering plant has undergone such intensive selection efforts as the petunia, a work that spans over a century. Petunias, like the Easy Wave Navy Velour variety, rival geraniums in splendour and length of flowering. For maximum visual impact, place these petunias in large containers near passageways or in hanging baskets above low walls to enjoy the cascade of flowers. They are also perfect for creating extensive floral displays in borders and for enhancing borders composed of grey-foliaged plants, such as cerastiums or artemisias, or for covering the base of roses.

 

Attention, seeds reserved for experienced gardeners accustomed to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust, barely visible to the naked eye.

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Petunia, Surfinia, Calibrachoa: planting, sowing, care
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by Virginie T. 17 min.
Petunia, Surfinia, Calibrachoa: planting, sowing, care
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Trailing Petunia Petunia Easy Wave Navy Velour seeds (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 6 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 35 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Petunia

Species

x hybrida hedgiflora

Cultivar

Easy Wave® Navy Velour

Family

Solanaceae

Other common names

Trailing Petunia, Spreading Petunia

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 22772

Planting and care

Sow Navy Velour petunia seeds from late winter to mid-spring at 21-27°C, in a seed tray, spreading the seeds on the surface of a good seed compost. You can mix the seeds with sand or light compost to sow more thinly. Do not cover the seeds, but press them into the substrate. Keep the soil moist but not waterlogged. Keep the sowing in the light, in a tight clear plastic bag. Germination usually takes 10 to 21 days. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them into pots and let them develop in cooler conditions. For 10 to 15 days, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions, then, when all risk of frost is passed, plant in open ground, in a sunny position, sheltered from strong winds, in well-drained soil. For pot culture, transplant the seedlings into 7.5 cm diameter pots, place them in a cool, well-ventilated place, in a bright position and protected from direct sunlight.

Sowing period

Sowing period March to April
Sowing method Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 18 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope, Vegetable garden
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Fertile, light

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