Petunia Surfinia Blue Vein ('Sunsolos') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
trailing petunia
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moist, well-drained soil or general-purpose potting compost
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: May to first frosts
- Hardiness: half-hardy (needs frost protection)
Meet 'Surfinia Blue Vein' - featuring oval-shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves, and a profusion of stunning, velvety flowers. These gramophone-trumpet-shaped blossoms are pale lavender-white with dark purple veining and a strikingly dark purple centre. This tender perennial, commonly used for seasonal bedding or as a patio container plant, is known for its bushy, vigorous growth and semi-trailing habit. - Garden care: Grow on in a greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill. When all risk of frost has gone, transplant outdoors where the plants are to flower. Shelter from drying winds. Apply a liquid fertiliser fortnightly throughout the growing season.