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Easy Wave Series Petunia
Easy Wave Series Petunias are heat-loving annual flowers that transform gardens and containers with cascading blooms in a rainbow of classic and contemporary colors. These hybrid petunias grow 6 to 12 inches tall in a mounding habit, reaching maturity in 100 to 109 days, and thrive in full sun across hardiness zones 7 to 10. Their trailing nature makes them exceptional choices for hanging baskets and porch displays, where they'll produce elegant, sharply contrasting flowers all season long. With resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, they're reliable performers even in challenging garden conditions.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
7-10
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained Loam, Fertile
Growth Stats
12 in
Height
TypeSpreading
Spacing
14
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
7-10
Size
12in H x ?in W
Growth
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Care
High
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Highlights
Easy Wave Series petunias excel as trailing bedding plants with a natural cascading habit that requires minimal intervention. The hybrid vigor of this series produces abundant flowers with striking color contrasts, and the trailing growth pattern is particularly suited to hanging displays where gardeners can let them spill gracefully over edges. At just 6 to 12 inches tall with a spreading mound habit, they deliver impressive visual impact without overwhelming garden spaces.
Common Uses
Easy Wave Series petunias excel in hanging baskets, porch planters, and container gardens where their trailing habit can be fully appreciated. They work beautifully as mixed bedding plants in garden beds and borders, offering continuous color throughout the summer and early fall. Their abundant flowering and low maintenance needs make them especially popular in commercial landscapes and home gardens where reliable color matters.
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Start Easy Wave petunia seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seeds on the surface of moist seed-starting mix in a warm location, keeping temperatures around 70°F (21°C). Petunias need light to germinate, so do not cover the seeds. Mist gently to keep the surface moist and expect germination in 7 to 10 days. Once seedlings emerge, provide bright indirect light and maintain consistent moisture without allowing the soil to become waterlogged.
Transplant Outdoors
Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days, beginning indoors and slowly increasing time outside. Transplant outdoors after your last frost date when soil has warmed and nighttime temperatures stay above 50°F (10°C). Space transplants 14 inches apart in full sun. Water gently at planting and keep soil consistently moist for the first two weeks while plants establish.
Direct Sow
Easy Wave petunias can be direct sown outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature reaches 60°F (15°C). Sow seeds on the soil surface, pressing them lightly into place but not covering them, as they require light to germinate. Keep the seeding area consistently moist until seedlings are established. Direct sowing will extend maturity time compared to transplanting.
Pruning
Pinching back the growing tips of Easy Wave petunias when they reach 4 inches tall encourages bushier growth and more prolific flowering, though this series is more naturally branching than older varieties and tolerates skipping this step. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to promote continuous blooming throughout the season. As plants mature and develop their trailing habit, minimal pruning is needed beyond removing any diseased or damaged stems.
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Scientific Classification
Petunia x hybrida
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Petunia
Growth Habit
Spreading
History & Origin
“Easy Wave Series petunias represent modern breeding work focused on creating dependable, high-performance bedding plants for contemporary gardeners. This hybrid series was developed to combine the classic petunia charm with a naturally trailing growth habit that requires less pinching and deadheading than older varieties. The series draws on decades of petunia breeding within the Solanaceae family, bringing together genetics that produce vigorous plants with the abundant, contrast-rich blooms that have made petunias summer garden staples.”