🌸 Petunia hybrida Multiflora Nana Blue ‘Picotee’ – Compact Petunia with Elegant Picotee-Edged Flowers

‘Nana Blue Picotee’ is a charming multiflora petunia featuring rich blue flowers edged with a crisp white picotee margin. The plants are compact, low-growing and well-branched, making them ideal for containers, window boxes, borders and bedding displays. Multiflora petunias are known for their excellent weather tolerance, producing masses of blooms even in less-than-perfect summer conditions.

Key Features

● Striking blue flowers with clean white picotee edging

● Compact “nana” habit with tidy, uniform growth

● Multiflora type – very weather-tolerant and free-flowering

● Ideal for containers, baskets and bedding

● Long flowering season throughout summer

How to Sow & Grow Petunia ‘Nana Blue Picotee’ (UK)

Sow indoors: II–III (February–March)

Transplant outdoors: V–VI (May–June) after last frost

Direct outdoors: Not recommended

Flowering: VI–X (June–October)

Life cycle: Annual

Germination temperature: 20–22 °C (68–72 °F)

Average germ time: 7–14 days

Depth: Surface sow – do not cover; gently press into compost (light required)

Light required: Yes

Moisture: Keep soil evenly moist

Environment: Full sun (tolerates light shade)

Soil type: Fertile, well-drained compost or soil

Plant spacing: 20–25 cm (8–10 in)

Height: 20–25 cm (8–10 in)

Sowing & Growing Tips (variety-specific)

● Start early under cover for the longest flowering period.

● Provide good light during early growth to keep plants compact.

● Feed regularly once flowering begins.

● Light deadheading or trimming keeps plants neat and floriferous.

● Excellent choice for exposed positions due to strong weather resistance.

Special Features

● Classic picotee flower pattern

● Compact multiflora petunia with strong garden performance

● Reliable, long-lasting summer colour