Petunia Apple Blossom

Common Name:
Petunia 'Apple Blossom'

Description:
Petunia 'Apple Blossom' is a grandiflora variety celebrated for its large, trumpet-shaped blooms in soft pink hues reminiscent of apple blossoms. This tender perennial, often grown as an annual, thrives in Melbourne's climate, offering continuous flowering from mid-spring to late summer. The plant exhibits a mounded, upright habit, making it ideal for garden beds, borders, hanging baskets, and containers. Its fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, enhancing the garden's biodiversity. Petunia 'Apple Blossom' prefers full sun and well-drained soil, tolerating poor soils and demonstrating resilience against light frosts. Regular watering and weekly feeding with a high-potash fertiliser will promote vigorous growth and abundant blooms. Deadheading spent flowers encourages continuous flowering throughout the season.

Form:

• Shrub - Small

Mature Size:

• Height: 25 to 38 cm
• Width: 25 to 30 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Pale Pink
• Light Yellow Eye

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Fragrant
• Attracts Bees
• Attracts Butterflies
• Low Maintenance
• Tolerates Light Frosts

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:

• Lobelia
• Marigold (Tagetes spp.)
• Salvia
• Geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
• Alyssum