Petunia 'Lightning Sky'
Petunia 'Lightning Sky'
Petunia Petunia
'Lightning Sky' _ 'Lightning Sky' is a vigorous, tender, mound-forming perennial, usually grown as a container or bedding annual, bearing ovate, sticky-hairy, dark grey-green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, velvety, white-flecked, maroon to dark red flowers, usually marked creamy-white in the centre of each petal.
Petunia 'Lightning Sky' is: Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
Spotted, Maroon, Cream in Spring; Maroon, Cream, Spotted in Summer; Spotted, Maroon, Cream in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs , Snails Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs , Snails
Foot and root rot , Grey mould Foot and root rot , Grey mould
Self-cleaning.
Seed
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Petunia 'Lightning Sky' (Petunia 'Lightning Sky') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Grow in well-drained, light soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1)
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Petunia 'Lightning Sky'
Petunia 'Lightning Sky'
Petunia Petunia
'Lightning Sky' _ 'Lightning Sky' is a vigorous, tender, mound-forming perennial, usually grown as a container or bedding annual, bearing ovate, sticky-hairy, dark grey-green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, velvety, white-flecked, maroon to dark red flowers, usually marked creamy-white in the centre of each petal.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
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Spotted, Maroon, Cream in Spring; Maroon, Cream, Spotted in Summer; Spotted, Maroon, Cream in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Leaf-mining sawflies , Slugs , Snails
Foot and root rot , Grey mould
Self-cleaning.
Seed
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Petunia 'Lightning Sky' (Petunia 'Lightning Sky') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Grow in well-drained, light soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1) | Tell us... |
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