Description

🌸 Petunia Single Petal – Description

Petunia Single Petal varieties are popular flowering plants known for their vibrant, wide-open blooms with a classic single layer of petals. These flowers come in a variety of colours — pink, purple, white, red, yellow, and bi-colours — making them excellent for adding bright, cheerful colour to gardens, pots, window boxes, and hanging baskets.

The plants are compact, bushy, and fast-growing, producing continuous blooms throughout the growing season. Their trumpet-shaped flowers attract bees and butterflies, and they thrive well in warm climates, making them ideal for Indian weather.

🌱 Petunia Single Petal Care Guide

🌞 Light

• Needs full sun for at least 5–6 hours daily.
• More sun = more blooms.

💧 Watering

• Keep the soil evenly moist, but not soggy.
• Water when the top soil becomes dry.
• Avoid wetting the flowers to prevent fungal issues.

🌡️ Temperature

• Ideal temperature: 18–30°C.
• Protect from heavy rain, which can damage blooms.

🌱 Soil

• Use well-draining, rich soil.
• A mix of garden soil + compost + cocopeat + perlite works well.

🍽️ Fertilizer

• Feed once every 10–15 days with:
  • A balanced liquid fertilizer (NPK 19:19:19) or
  • A flower booster (NPK 15:30:15) during heavy blooming.

✂️ Pruning

• Remove dry or faded flowers (deadheading) to encourage continuous blooming.
• Lightly pinch the tips to keep the plant bushy.

🌿 Care Tips

• Avoid overhead watering.
• Protect from strong winds and continuous rain.
• Mulch lightly to retain moisture.

🪴 Propagation

• Can be grown from seeds or soft stem cuttings.
• Seeds need light to germinate — do not bury deeply