Petunia Sugar Plum
Petunia Sugar Plum
Petunia Sugar Plum
Petunia x hybrida Sugar Plum ®
Garden Petunia, Common Petunia
Medium flowering! Nothing like the ones from previous years.
Denise, 07/10/2025
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Description
Petunia Sugar Plum is a brand new, compact yet trailing variety of petunia with excellent durability, primarily distinguished by its superbly coloured double flowers. Each mauve petal has dark blue-violet veins, plunging into an almost black throat that adds texture and enhances the depth of the flower. The plant blooms almost continuously from June to October, in an unusual and stable colour that brings something very new to the terrace or balcony.
Petunia belongs to the Solanaceae family; it is closely related to ornamental tobacco and its foliage also contains alkaloids. These annual, biennial, or frost-tender perennial plants are most often grown as annuals and are all native to the warm regions of South America.
Petunia Sugar Plum, created by David Kerley in England (the breeder famous for the 'Thumbelina Priscilla' petunia) and marketed from 2018, produces numerous perfectly double flowers whose colour barely fades towards the end of the flowering period. It forms a dense and trailing clump, with velvety and branched stems that rise to 30 cm (12in) high and then cascade down to 40 cm (16in), without the plant hollowing out in the centre. This variety is in bloom for 6 months, provided it is regularly fed and watered. Its medium-sized, bicolour, double flowers are approximately 5 cm (2in) in diameter, widely and intensely veined with dark purple on a mauve background, with the base of each petal becoming uniformly dark violet to almost black. They emerge on a dense foliage. The small, hairy, ovate and pointed dark green leaves have entire edges and the plant is healthy. This variety naturally has a well-branched habit and requires very little maintenance: simply remove faded flowers regularly.
No other flowering annual plant has undergone such intense breeding efforts for such a long period. The results are impressive and petunias rival geraniums in terms of splendour and length of flowering, as demonstrated by this Sugar Plum variety. Plant it in large, dark-coloured, black or grey designer pots or in hanging baskets, creating a perfect contrast with white or red petunias. You can also plant it in borders, to edge plants with grey or white foliage, such as dusty miller, silver cineraria, or artemisia. If you want it to stand out, plant several to create an original ground cover at the base of plants with grey foliage, such as nepetas faassenii or pastel-coloured annual poppies.
Note: Please be aware that our plug plants are products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, repot and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before being planted outdoors once all risk of frost has passed.
Petunia Sugar Plum in pictures
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Botanical data
Petunia
x hybrida
Sugar Plum ®
Solanaceae
Garden Petunia, Common Petunia
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
You can plant your petunias in the ground or in a pot. If you want to plant them in the ground, wait until the last heavy frosts have passed (surfinia petunias can tolerate a late frost). In the meantime, you can grow them on in a pot in a warm and bright place to speed up their growth. Plant your petunias in a sunny location sheltered from the wind. They need light, humus-rich, well-draining soil. Do not water them too much at the beginning of the growing season as they are sensitive to excess moisture. They tolerate drought well but will need regular watering during hot summer weather. they are floriferous and fast-growing, hungry plants. We recommend feeding them with a liquid fertiliser once or twice a week during the growing season. Remove faded flowers and dry leaves as they appear, to keep them looking good and prolong flowering.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.