Blanket®

PETUNIA
(Petunia x hybrida)
Blanket®
&
Double Blanket®
Petunia Blanket®
Series: Petunia Blanket®
Varieties: Midnight Velvet,
Purple, Rose, Violet,
White, Zinfandel,
Double Purple and
Double White
Why Grow Blanket®:
•
Easy to grow.
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Finishes quickly.
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Reduces input costs.
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Best colors
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Clean double flowers
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Vigorous growth will fill
a garden bed and
makes long lasting
containers.
•Blanket® Violet
•Blanket® Midnight Velvet
…Every Bed
needs
a Blanket ™!
Petunia Blanket™ . This photo was taken in
August 2007 from a single 4” pot planted in
June 2007. WE CREATED AN AVID GARDENER!
Blanket’s ® baskets are SPECTACULAR !
Check out Blanket®
Petunias’ performance
in the landscape. In
these beds, you are
looking at either one or
two plants per “clump”.
Notice how they fill the
available space with
color!
Petunia Blanket®
Blanket® Rose Star
Blanket® Lemon Glow
Petunia Blanket®
Blanket Red
Blanket Yellow
Blanket® Rose Improved
Petunia Double Blanket®
NEWS : Two NEW Blanket® varieties
with double flowers. Like other
Blanket® selections, both our newest
additions will grow to fill any container
or garden bed. Every Bed Needs a
Blanket™!
Blanket® Double Midnight Velvet
Blanket® Double Rose
Blanket® Double White
Blanket® Double Zinfandel
Blanket® Double Chardonnay
Crop Culture Report: Petunia hybrida Petunia Blanket® & Double Blanket®
Recommended Containers: 4” pots, 6” pots, 10 HBs and Combination Planters
Consumer Uses: Mixed Containers and landscape/bedding use
Crop Planning from Cell Pack:
Pot Size
4” pot (11cm)
6” pot (15cm)
6” pot (15cm)
8 - 10” pot (20 – 25cm)
Plants per Pot (pp)
1pp
1pp
3pp
3 to 4pp
Finish Time (weeks)
5 to 6
8 to 10
5 to 8
8 to 10
Media and pH Requirements: A well-drained soil is required at a pH of 5.5 to 6.2. Water thoroughly and let soil dry between
irrigations. Over watering, oxygen deprivation and poor drained soils may cause foliar chlorosis similar to Iron or Manganese
deficiency. A pH above 6.5 may cause Iron (Fe) deficiencies.
Fertilizer Requirements: Well-balanced feed at 200 to 250 PPM Nitrogen on constant basis. Additional Iron (Fe) and/or
Manganese (Mn) may need to be added to stock feed for maximum growth.
Pinching Requirements: Suggested pinch after plant is established. The liner arriving should have been pinched and/or well
branched arriving to customer.
Plant Growth Regulators: This plant will grow quickly and to great lengths.
Two weeks after transplant, pinch again or trim dominate stems. A week later apply
Sumagic PGR as spray at 15 to 30 ppm OR Bonzi as drench at 1 to 3 ppm for finishing.
These plants will fill containers fully in a short period of time.
Disease and Insect Pests:: Whitefly, Thrip and Aphids
Pythium and Botrytis: Excessive moisture for long periods of time will damage roots, causing yellowing of plants resembling a
nutrient deficiency. Maintain consistent soil moisture and regularly apply preventative root rot fungicides.
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