The breeder of Petunia Cultivars SweetSunshine® Provence drew inspiration from the romantic, rich colours of the French lavender landscape in designing this breakthrough in small, double-flowered petunias. He succeeded in creating a variety which is also early, sturdy and has the cutest flowers. The variety is moreover easy to control in smaller pots, covers the ground with masses of blue and stands out in bigger baskets making it the perfect Petunia to recapture the holiday sunshine in the home garden.
In detail
The Fleuroselect judges in awarding the variety a Fleuroselect Gold Medal were particularly impressed with SweetSunshine® Provence's vigour and colour shading, citing it as a strong, versatile performer and an excellent addition to the current range of semi-trailing, double-flowered petunias.
Use
Petunia Cultivars SweetSunshine® Provence is the absolute ornamental bedding plant for worldwide use in borders, containers and baskets. It thrives in a temperate climate and loves the sun.
Market Details
The grower will find SweetSunshine® Provence easy to grow and easy to handle. The retailer will find the variety simple to sell due to its striking colour and excellent shelf appearance. The consumer will love this new double Petunia as it provides romantic flair in the garden reminiscent of a holiday in the Provence.
Background information
It is almost two centuries since the Englishman James Atkins first prototyped the modern garden Petunia, but it was the 1990’s that saw the new sensation from Japan: richly flowering trailing Petunia’s from cuttings rather than seed. Following on from the development of single-flowered varieties, double-flowered Petunias were found to be particularly suitable to vegetative rather than generative propagation. Petunia Cultivars SweetSunshine® Provence is the latest addition to this category and stands out due to its uniquely small flowers on semi-trailing plants, making it excellent for both ground and pot coverage.
