Description

🌸 Petunia Double Petal – Description

Petunia Double Petal varieties are known for their full, ruffled, multi-layered blooms that look like miniature roses or carnations. Each flower has multiple overlapping petals, giving it a rich, fluffy appearance.
These petunias come in stunning colours — pink, purple, red, white, yellow, blue, and bi-colours — making them a premium choice for decorative gardening.

The plants are compact, bushy, and heavy bloomers, perfect for pots, borders, hanging baskets, and window boxes. Their luxurious flowers add a dramatic, elegant look to any garden.

🌱 Petunia Double Petal Care Guide

🌞 Light

• Requires full sunlight for 5–6 hours daily.
• More sun = more vibrant blooms.
• In low light, flowering reduces.

💧 Watering

• Keep soil moist but never waterlogged.
• Water when the top layer feels dry.
• Avoid watering directly on flowers — causes rot or fungal spots.

🌡️ Temperature

• Ideal temperature: 18–30°C.
• Double blooms are delicate — protect from heavy rain and strong winds.

🌱 Soil

• Needs well-draining and nutrient-rich soil.
• Best mix:
  • Garden soil
  • Compost
  • Cocopeat
  • Perlite/sand for drainage

🍽️ Fertilizer

• Feed every 10–12 days with:
  • Balanced NPK (19:19:19)
  • OR a bloom booster fertilizer (15:30:15) during peak blooming.
• Add organic compost monthly.

✂️ Pruning & Maintenance

• Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooms.
• Pinch back leggy stems for a bushier plant.
• Remove damaged or yellow leaves regularly.

💦 Humidity

• Moderate humidity is ideal.
• Too much moisture can damage the petals.

🪴 Propagation

• Grows well from seeds and soft-stem cuttings.
• Seeds are tiny — press lightly on soil, do not bury deep.

🌿 Common Problems

• Flower rot → caused by overhead watering.
• Fungal issues → ensure good airflow.
• Leggy growth → not enough sunlight