Petunia Salmon Velvet F1 Seeds

Petunia Salmon Velvet is a spectacular variety of petunia whose long, trailing stems are covered with an avalanche of bright flowers of a beautiful velvety salmon-pink hue from June until the first frosts. Ideal for window-boxes, hanging baskets, as well as flowerbeds and as a ground cover.

This highly appreciated plant is of great ornamental value and owes its success as much to the generosity of its blooms as to the lengthiness of its flowering period.

Petunia Salmon Velvet presents a compact, trailing habit (height of 20 cm) with stems reaching up to 1 m in length. Plant it in the garden, in borders or in a flowerbed or even in a pot, window-box or hanging basket where it will work wonders on its own or accompanied by Diascias, Vervain Vepita, Dichondra, ivy or even with Imperata 'Red Baron' for a modern, contrasting effect.

Petunia, or Petunia x hybrida, is an annual herbaceous plant that is native to South America and that belongs to the Solanaceae family (like ornamental tobacco but also like... potato!). It bears charming bell-shaped flowers on stems that lengthen over time and whose size and colour vary according to the variety. The leaves are slightly pubescent, smooth edged and dark green. Flowering starts in June and lasts until the first frosts.

Petunia thrives in sunny spots, sheltered from the wind. Place it in a rich, light and well-drained soil or growing medium. It is easy to grow but it requires a lot of water.

To encourage and sustain its long flowering period, faded flowers should be removed regularly and a potassium-rich fertilizer should be applied, especially when planted in pots and window-boxes, which will promote the appearance of new flowers.

Warning: seeds are best meant for more experienced gardeners who are used to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust and are hardly visible to the naked eye.