Petunia Easy Wave Red – Trailing Summer Bedding (Set of 3 or 6)

Petunia Easy Wave Red is a trailing bedding petunia, grown for masses of small trumpet flowers that cascade over the edge of a basket.

The habit is semi trailing to fully trailing: plants build to around 15 to 30cm in height and then spread and spill outwards, and the flowering is dense enough to cover the foliage completely. That makes this a basket and raised container plant first and a bedding plant second, though it will also fill a window box or tumble over the edge of a low wall.

Plants are supplied as large, well established 10.5cm rootballs, grown in peat free compost at a nursery in Yorkshire, so they establish quickly and flower earlier than a plug or a seed raised plant. Give them full sun and shelter from drying wind, in fertile, free draining compost. Water regularly, since a full basket dries out fast, and feed through the season to keep the flowering going. Petunias are not hardy, so plant out only once the last frosts have passed and expect the display to finish with the first cold nights of autumn.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Trailing petunia
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 15 to 30cm tall, spreading and trailing up to 60 to 80cm
• Growth Habit: Semi trailing to fully trailing
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, window boxes, raised containers and bedding displays
• Foliage: Medium green and softly textured
• Flowering Time: Spring until the first frost
• Planting Position: Full sun, in a bed or a container. Give it shelter from drying wind.
• Soil Type: Fertile, well drained compost
• Hardiness: Not hardy at all. Plant out only once the last frosts have passed and expect it to finish with the first cold nights of autumn.
• Maintenance: Low. Water and feed regularly through the season
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Summer bedding annual