Petunia Tumbelina Diana Double White

The Petunia Tumbelina® Diana, with its adorable white flowers in delicately scented double skirts, is a particularly coquettish member of the Surfinia family. With a slightly trailing habit, it develops stems entirely covered in flowers until October, overflowing from pots and hanging baskets. Drought and heat resistant, this annual plant appreciates sheltered and sunny locations as well as fertile, light, and moist soils.

Hybrid petunias all originated from several plants native to the warm regions of South America. The trailing petunias were discovered by chance in 1989 when a scientist noticed a particularly vigorous wild petunia with bright flowers on the edge of a field: the Petunia inflata. Crossed with others, this species gave rise to the trailing petunias, which were marketed as Surfinias. The Tumbelina® series, developed in England, adds a pleasant touch of fragrance to the vigour and colour of this plant.

The semi-trailing Petunia 'Tumbelina Diana' belongs to the Solanaceae family and is closely related to ornamental tobacco, for example, its foliage also contains alkaloids. This plant rapidly forms a dense and spreading tuft, wider than it is tall, reaching 30 cm (11.8 in) in height and 50 cm (19.7 in) in diameter. It produces hundreds of flowers from June until the first night frosts, provided it is regularly fertilised. Its flowers measure approximately 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and are immaculately white... and gently scented. The foliage, quite hairy, has entire margins and a dark green colour.

No other flowering annual plant has undergone such extensive selection work by breeders for over a century. The results are impressive, as petunias rival geraniums in terms of splendour and length of flowering, as demonstrated by this variety. Plant it in large pots or hanging baskets, above walls, wherever its flower-covered stems can cascade. 5 identical or mixed-coloured plants are sufficient to fill a large flower pot. You can also plant them in beds, in large swathes, to punctuate grey foliage borders such as cerastiums or artemisias, or cover the base of roses.

Green plants measuring 4 to 8cm (3.1 in) in 5 small 2.8 cm (0.8 in) diameter x 4 cm (1.6 in) high plugs. Our plants are at least eight weeks old and strong enough to be planted in the ground.

Note: Please be aware that our young plants in mini plugs are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them in sheltered areas (sunroom, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14C° for a few weeks before being planted outside once all risk of frost has passed.