How to prune or revive overgrown, leggy wave petunias.

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gloriag Floyd, VA(Zone 6b) Jun 14, 2007

Today, I bought two lovely, leggy wave petunias. What should I do to revive them and make them bushier. They are stretched out well over 16" in all directions, leaving the middle empty.

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speckledpig Satsuma, AL(Zone 8b) Jun 15, 2007

I have cut mine back to about 6" from the crown about this time of year (I just did some of mine yesterday), they always come back strong!

David

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sticks_n_stones Crosbyton, TX(Zone 7a) Jun 18, 2007

gloria and david...thank you for this topic and solution....mine are looking REAL bad; i repoted some today to see if it will help....i may have start wacking away at them

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speckledpig Satsuma, AL(Zone 8b) Jun 18, 2007

One thing I told Gloria in dmail that I should probably mention here....if you have some nice flowering stems, leave them be while you cut the others back. That way you'll have at least a few flowers left!

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sticks_n_stones Crosbyton, TX(Zone 7a) Jun 18, 2007

now you tell me.....(grin) i went ahead and totally wacked one pot down...i was so sick of looking at them so scraggly....the other one i didn't have the heart to do that too....it still had too many blooms....

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defoecat Pleasureville, KY(Zone 6a) Jun 18, 2007

Cut them back, fertilize, and stand back, they will come back bigger and stronger, with better blooms than ever. I do all petunias this way, and I have never failed to have a healthier, sturdier plant.

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