Balcony
Petunia (Surfinia)
Petunia × atkinsiana
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: full sun
About the plant
Petunias come from South America, and Surfinias are trailing varieties bred in Japan at the end of the 20th century. They make cascades of flowers in boxes and baskets; they are hungry, so in summer they need frequent watering and feeding.
Petunia (Surfinia) and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Care
- Watering
- about every 2 days in summer (April to September), every 7 in winter
- Light
- full sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 10–32 °C
- On a balcony in winter
- does not stand frost (likes at least 10 °C): take it indoors before the first frosts
- Feeding
- May to September, every 1 weeks
- Grown
- in a pot
It likes plenty of water and feed: water daily in the heat. It is an annual: on the compost after the season.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.