The stores offer a variety of flowers for home gardens, among which the supercascade petunia is very popular. It has some similarities with the ampel varieties, but the difference is in a significant number of side shoots, which makes the plant look like a firework of flowers.
Description of varieties
Supercascade petunia was obtained in the last century. And if earlier seeds of such varieties were rarely found in stores, today there are a huge number of them: more than a dozen.
The main advantage of the variety is the number of flowers per bush. It is incomparable to any kind of petunia.
Plants of blue and scarlet colors are very popular among flower growers. These shades are considered the colors of hope and love. One of the best varieties for unpretentiousness and abundant flowering is the supercascade petunia red and blue. The variety is characterized by long shoots, reaching 70 cm, small rounded leaves. The flowers are simple, bell-shaped, with a fully open calyx and five fused ovalpetals, longitudinal grooves. The color of the petunia is velvety red, without spots and other shades. In the wide part, the diameter of the flower reaches 13 cm.
Supercascade petunia blue - a bush about 40 cm high with hanging stems and bright cornflower-blue "gramophones" with a diameter of 12 cm. The variety is best grown in hanging pots and other hanging structures. Early flowering variety, begins at the end of June.
Valuable view
One of the most valuable varieties is the supercascade white petunia. This is a low-growing variety, consisting of long flexible stems with rather large flowers resembling bells with a diameter of up to 11 cm. This species is grown through seedlings. Sowing is carried out in February-March, depending on the region. It takes up to three months from sowing seeds to planting seedlings in the ground. Based on this, the timing of garden work is calculated.
There is a petunia from the same purple line.
All seeds in the series are sold as pellets for easy planting. The disadvantages of this type, based on reviews, include the need to maintain a balance of humidity and heat so that the substance surrounding the seed does not prevent the sprout from breaking through.
Pink supercascade
This variety belongs to the early ones. He has beautiful, delicate pink large bells.
Petunia bushes are small, about 40 cm high, flowers up to 12 cm in diameter. The plant looks impressive in flower beds located in sunny places, as well asused for planting in hanging planters, supports. The pink petunia is characterized by long hanging shoots reaching eighty centimeters. About ten delicate "gramophones" bloom simultaneously on each flexible branch.
Dangling mix
To give the landscape brightness, unusualness, it is not necessary to adhere to certain colors. The beauty of the garden will add a rainbow of shades of petunia, which can be used both in compositions and separately.
Supercascading petunia mixes give you the opportunity to see a variety of shades of flowers. Moreover, until the moment the first bud blooms, it is impossible to determine what color the petunia will be. The only thing you can know about the plant is that the shoots are about a meter long, the branches hang down beautifully. Gardeners advise using the cascading mixture not only in vertical gardening, but also as a ground cover plant that creates shafts from flower garlands.
Special variety
Petunia supercascade Burgundy blooms with beautiful double flowers. The bushes are small, about thirty centimeters, with long stems, about half a meter. The leaves are simple, oval, velvety to the touch. The flower is multi-level, with a pronounced corrugated edge. The variety is ideal for decorating balconies, terraces, flower beds. The plant forms a small bush, completely covered with burgundy flowers.
Tide Series
According to reviews, the supercascade petunia of this series compares favorably with other varieties. It includesmany hybrids and species with the same qualities:
- High growth rate. Plants quickly reach a shoot length of 1 m.
- Up to a hundred 5 cm flowers bloom simultaneously on one bush.
- Hybrids are resistant to drought, sudden temperature changes, and are not demanding on soil composition.
- Have excellent immunity.
Gardeners note that the close arrangement of bushes from this group contributes to their growth upwards, and when planted at a distance of at least half a meter - down, creating a real carpet of bright, beautiful flowers.
Among the representatives of the variety is an unusual silver petunia. Her flowers look advantageous against the background of dark walls.
La Gioconda Series
This hybrid is a unique creation of breeders. This group includes plants with a huge number of flowers: there are so many of them that the green mass is completely hidden under them.
For hybrids of the series is typical:
- endure sharp temperature fluctuations, and Gioconda perfectly tolerates heat +40 and short-term frosts down to -7 degrees;
- plant series drought tolerant;
- has a long bloom lasting several months;
- flowers are formed at an early stage of petunia development, that is, after planting, the appearance of buds will not have to wait long.
Varieties from this series are used as ampelous and ground cover plants. An adult bush is able to grow to incredible sizes, occupying an area of up to onesquare meter with an elevation of 20 cm above ground level. With the onset of autumn, the bushes can be moved indoors by transplanting them into a flowerpot, where the petunia will delight with its beauty for a long time.
The fast-growing Gioconda series is represented by flowers of various colors. They bloom with small bells up to 5 cm in diameter. The length of the lashes is about a meter.
The series includes different shades: white, pink, red, salmon, lilac, purple, blue. Each species has its winning locations. For example, the blue Gioconda looks amazing against a white wall, and the red one complements any green corner.
Wave Series
The most unpretentious to lighting, judging by the reviews, is a petunia from the Wave series. Because of this feature, varieties are often used for vertical gardening of high areas, semi-shady areas.
The supercascade petunia shown in the photo is unique. The bushes grow up to a meter in diameter and are covered with a thick carpet woven from small flowers 5-6 cm in size. The height of the plant is about 20 cm, the lashes are long, about a meter.
The annual petunia is ideally adapted to the difficult conditions of our climate. This plant came to us from Brazil and successfully took root. But in warm countries, the flower grows throughout the year, showing its amazing beauty. In latitudes where there are few warm days, the plant manages to show itself in all its glory.
