#Tidal wave petunias full
#Tidal wave petunias series

Noted for its outstandingly long flowering season and excellent rain resistance, Tidal Wave is heat tolerant, attracts hummingbirds, and is terrific for spreading glamor in any garden. This Petunia resists lodging and will not fall open and expose a bare center like other petunias. Unlike other petunias, gardeners can decide the height of the mature plant. Thanks to its spreading habit, this fast grower can wind around a fence to create an attractive flowering hedge, crawl along and over walls, make a gorgeous ground cover or fill with color a large container as a patio showpiece. across (5 cm), from late spring to the first frosts. Four stars because it really didn't trail.Incredibly vigorous, Petunia 'Tidal Wave Purple' is a mounding or spreading annual or perennial plant boasting masses of bright purple flowers, 2 in. Would make a really wonderful ground cover. A bright, 'tropical' color as described on this site. The color of the Tidal Wave Hot Pink is fabulous. After seeing what actually grew and reading more carefully on this and other sites, I understood this is called a “hedgiflora.” (I should have caught the “hedge” part.) I ordered more petunia seeds from Park Seed for this year, but I was very careful in reading what I was getting and not going so much by the photo. However, I was very, very disappointed when they didn't trail as pictured. The flower color was absolutely show stopping and the plants were very healthy, bouncing back beautifully after more than one hail storm. Germination was terrific, even though I made the mistake of covering the pelleted seeds with a thin layer of planting medium. (Having the fiber showing all summer was not very pretty.) They grew 20-24', growing UP the side of the house on that side of the window box and sticking OUT over the container edge on the street view side, but never drooping like in the photo on this site. The flower stems are VERY thick and stiff and never trailed over the edge to cover the brown, coconut fiber container - my whole reason for buying a trailing petunia. I wish I could attach a photo of these flowers I grew in our window boxes. This shopper rated the product 4 out of 5 stars 'Pelleted' seeds are small seeds that have been clay-coated to make them larger and more uniform in size and shape, making them easier to handle when planting.

#Tidal wave petunias full

Plant in full sun, feed and water it well all season, and you will be rewarded with masses upon masses of tropical-bright blooms.

In short, a highly adaptable, vigorous, gorgeous petunia you really should try. It is superbly Botrytis-resistant (which is enough to convince us, even without any other merits, that we want it in our garden) and very long-blooming. We predict that this super-easy, beautiful plant will be the spreading petunia of choice for gardeners looking for something a little distinctive in the garden. And then there's its 'traditional' use as a trailing petunia in baskets, planters, and other containers. Widely spaced in bed or border, it creeps along as a lovely ground cover. Set against a trellis and given a little help to get started, Hot Pink forms a floriferous climber. Spaced closely together, the plants form an upright mound or even a low hedge, drenched with silvery blooms and utterly charming. The plant itself is as much of a star as its flowers, offering an adaptable habit completely unlike other petunias'. Expect a long summer season of bloom in the sunny yard or patio. These blooms won't keel over at the first sign of trouble, eitherthey stand up to summer storms beautifully, bouncing back from rain and wind without turning a petal. The blooms range from 2 to 2½ inches across, and boast some of the brightest, richest pink tones ever seen on a petuniawhich is saying a lot, if you think about some of the competition. Amazingly versatile, this petunia is called a 'hedgiflora'but we just call it 'wonderful'.

#Tidal wave petunias series

Hot Pink is the newest arrival in the award-winning Tidal Wave series of trailing petuniasbut like AAS winner Silver, it does far more than simply trail. Hot tropical color all over compact, very versatile plants transforms the garden or container into a summer paradise.