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Petunia Espresso Grande Mix - seeds

Petunia x Espresso Grande Mix

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The Espresso Grande Mix dwarf petunia offers you its large 10 cm diameter flowers throughout the summer. This very floriferous variety is available in a mix of colours, ranging from white to deep purple, as well as pink and blue. This compact and generous annual plant will work wonders in your flower beds, pots, and hanging baskets. To be sown, in a warm place, from the end of winter.
Flower size
10 cm
Height at maturity
25 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
18 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover
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Sowing period March to April
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Flowering time June to October
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Description

The Espresso Grande Mix dwarf petunia offers you its large 10 cm diameter flowers throughout the summer. This very floriferous variety is available in a mix of colours, ranging from white to deep purple, including pink and blue. This annual, compact and generous plant will work well in your borders, pots, and hanging baskets. Sow indoors, in a warm place, from the end of winter.

From the nightshade family, the Petunia genus includes 35 species of herbaceous perennial or annual plants, native to tropical regions of South America, especially Brazil. Breeders have had a field day with varietal innovation. There are numerous varieties of petunias and other surfinias, with single or double flowers, varying in size and colour. Petunias have sticky foliage that sticks to your fingers. One characteristic of petunias is that the stems elongate during flowering. The Espresso Grande variety does not elongate and will remain compact. Its stems stay short, which means its flowers remain well above the foliage, forming a tuft 25 cm tall and 35 to 40 cm wide.

All summer long, this dwarf petunia offers large single flowers, 9 to 11 cm in diameter, in various colours: white, pale pink, pink, dark pink, blue, red and deep purple. In your hanging baskets, pair it with White Cascade Lobelia with white flowers or with Silver Falls Dichondra with silver foliage and trailing habit.

Attention, these seeds are reserved for experienced gardeners who are used to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust, barely visible to the naked eye.

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 10 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm
Spread at maturity 35 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Petunia

Species

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Cultivar

Espresso Grande Mix

Family

Solanaceae

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

In February-March, it is time to sow the seeds of Petunia Espresso Grande Mix. In a seed tray, place the seeds on the surface of a special compost-enriched seed compost. Place the tray at a temperature of 21-27°C to facilitate germination. You can mix the seeds with sand or light compost to sow them more thinly. Do not cover the seeds, but gently press them down to adhere to the substrate, which should be kept moist (but not waterlogged). Germination usually takes between 10 and 21 days.
When the young plants are large enough to handle, transplant them into pots and let them grow in cooler conditions. 10 to 15 days before planting them in the garden, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions.
Once all risk of frost has passed, plant them in the ground or in pots, in a sunny and sheltered location, in well-drained soil.

Sowing period

Sowing period March to April
Sowing method Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 18 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope, Vegetable garden
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, fertile, light

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