Petunia Purple Tower F1 Hybrid Seeds

Petunia Purple Tower is a variety of climbing petunia which covers itself with a profusion of bright flowers of a beautiful shade of purplish pink from June to the first frosts and produces long, vigorous stems, capable of scaling a 120 cm climbing frame. As beautiful on the balcony as in the garden, within a flowerbed or as a ground cover.

This much 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 Purple Tower has a climbing habit. Use it as a focal point and place it in the garden or on the patio, on a climbing frame that it will cover for the summer. You can also let it spread freely within a flowerbed. It will work wonders on its own or accompanied by other annual climbers such as cup and saucer vine or morning glory.

Petunia, or Petunia x hybrida, is native to South America and belongs to the Solanaceae family (like ornamental tobacco but also like... potato!). It is an annual herbaceous plant. 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 rich, light and well-drained soil or substrate. 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 very 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.