Petunia Alpunia Series (Petunia Alpunia Series)

Botanical name

Petunia Alpunia Series

Other names

Petunia Alpunia Series

Genus

Petunia Petunia

Variety or Cultivar

Alpunia Series _ Alpunia Series are compact border plants with star shaped, pink, white or lavender flowers throughout the summer. The pink and white have an upright habit, the violet is compact and trailing.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Bushy, Spreading, Trailing

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Colour

Flower

Pink, Lavender, White in Summer

Foliage

Mid-green in Summer

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs , Snails

Specific diseases

Foot and root rot , Grey mould

General care

Pruning

Pinch back to promote bushiness and more flowers.

Propagation methods

Seed

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Petunia Alpunia Series (Petunia Alpunia Series) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.35m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover

Cultivation

It is essential to plant in a sheltered postion in full sun. Best grown in a pot or container. Keep moist, do not allow to dry out.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Petunia Alpunia Series (Petunia Alpunia Series)

Common pest name

; Black wood of grapevine; Female sterility of tobacco; Fruit woodiness of tomato; Maize Redness; Mal azul of tomato; Metabolbur; Metastolbur; Parastolbur; Purple top of potato; Stolbur of potato; Stolbur of tobacco; Stolbur of tomato

Scientific pest name

Candidatus Phytoplasma solani

Type

Phytoplasma

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Phytoplasma which potentially affects a wide host range; determined by the feeding behaviour of vectors. First UK outbreak in 2014; on strawberry; a host not specifically regulated in EU legislation. This legislation should be reviewed to take account of this and other developments.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Petunia Alpunia Series (Petunia Alpunia Series)

Common pest name

Scientific pest name

Xiphinema bakeri

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode pest; could potentially affect trees and other species if introduced but many pathways regulated. No evidence of interceptions or findings to date.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Petunia Alpunia Series (Petunia Alpunia Series)

Common pest name

Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance

Scientific pest name

Hoplolaimus spp.

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.

About this section

Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/