Petunia Shock Wave® Rose
Expect the 1 1/2- to 2-inch flowers in continuous bloom from mid-spring 'til early fall!
These trumpet-shaped 1 1/2- to 2-inch blooms simply blanket the plant beginning in mid-spring, weeks before other spreading Petunias are even setting buds. Reaching 8 to 10 inches high with a very full, mounding shade, these plants spread 2 to 3 feet wide, and keep setting new buds in the center of the plant instead of just at the end of the stems. This way, Shock Wave® looks as full and fresh in August as it did in May!
And the Shock Waves® stand up to rain, humidity, heat, and other environmental stresses better than older Waves, bouncing back from summer showers and thunderstorms very well. Compact and very well-branched, they keep their lush, full habit even in the dog days of August, when every other plant around them wilts at noonday and struggles to keep going.
Now, the one thing Shock Wave® needs for its powerhouse blooms is food, so fertilize this plant a bit more heavily than you normally would to keep those flowers coming. Then settle back and enjoy! In addition to this rose shade, there are also Pink Shades, Purple, and new Coconut available as separate colors, plus a collection of all 4 separate colors at a very economical price. Packet is 10 pelleted seeds.
| Genus | Petunia |
| Species | x hybrida |
| Variety | Shock Wave™ Rose |
| Bloom Season | Mid Spring - Early Fall |
| Plant Height | 8 in - 10 in |
| Plant Width | 24 in - 3 ft |
| Bloom Size | 1.5 in - 2 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Ever Blooming, Flower, Free Bloomer, Season Extenders |
| Bloom Color | Rose |
| Bloom Season | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Baskets, Beds, Containers |
Bareroot roses are an inexpensive and easy option for early-season planting. In fact, late winter is the best time to plant. Bareroot roses are two-year, fully established plants that meet the highest industry standards. They arrive dormant, which makes them ideal for planting. The roots get to acclimate to native soil, as opposed to the packaged soil. And of course, since they aren’t in soil when you get them, there’s no mess to contend with.
Bareroot roses may look dead, with their brown roots and dormant stem, but plants that arrive this way actually have the advantage of being able to focus their energies on strong root development rather than having to support an extensive growth of leaves during planting, which is very stressful.
You can plant your bareroot roses earlier in the growing season as well, since there aren’t any leaves to get nipped back by frost. They can typically be planted as early as six weeks before your area’s last frost date in the spring and no later than two weeks after that average date. Since they don’t have to provide water to leaves or flowers, they usually establish faster than those that arrive in containers.
Container roses should typically be planted in late spring. They’re easy to plant (all you need is a trowel), and they provide instant gratification, as they aren’t dormant and will have buds within a few short weeks, if they don’t when they arrive. They’re also perfect for transplanting into decorative containers and make an attractive gift.
Container roses are usually nicely leafed out, and may even have flowers on them, which is a great way for you to know when you purchase them what they’re going to look and smell like. The downside of this is that the plants have to focus some of their energy on sustaining the blooms, rather than being able to focus it all on root development.
As you can see, there are advantages and disadvantages to both bareroot or container roses, but whichever you decide is the best for your garden, we feel certain you’ll become a lifelong rose lover, if you aren’t already!
