Petunia Surfinia Lime ('Keiyeul') (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)
This early-flowering gem sports oval-shaped, sticky, and hairy mid-green leaves that will have your neighbours ‘lime-green’ with envy. A popular tender perennial commonly grown as an annual with a vigorous and slightly mounding growth habit, 'Surfinia Lime Green' has a trailing reach of up to 40cm, perfect for your hanging baskets, containers, or seasonal ground cover. The veined, velvety flowers are the real showstopper, with a gramophone-trumpet shape and measuring around 6cm across. - 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.