Petunia Petunia 'Strawberry Sundae' At Floranova, Britain's internationally renowned plant breeders, they have a special eye for petunias. And after the launch of the multi-award winning yellow flowered 'Prism Sunshine' on the Evening Standard's Chelsea Flower Show garden in 1997, plant breeder Xenia Cascante has done it again. 'Strawberry Sundae' is another unique petunia, a splendid variety for baskets and other containers and also for any sunny flower beds in the garden. I first saw it in trials in California in 1996 when the contrast between its white petals, slightly blushed, and the spidery red veining really caught my eye. At this stage it was already many generations into Xenia's breeding programme, for at Floranova's Costa Rica research station they can raise two generations of petunias every year. It's true that 'Strawberry Sundae' has been less tolerant of the wet weather in the summer of '98 and after rain look poor in trials; but in most summers and in especially in sheltered gardens its performance is excellent. 'Strawberry Sundae' made its public debut at the 1998 Chelsea Flower Show and is listed in the 1999 seed catalogues. Type: Half-hardy annual (perennial in zone 9 and above) Height: 15in/38cm Season: Early summer to first frosts Situation: Beds or containers; full sun, good soil.   Petunia A-Z   ©copyright 1998 Graham Rice. All Rights Reserved. All Images Digitally Watermarked.