Creeping Zinnia

Purple Wave Petunia

About Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia

Creeping Zinnia

Purple Wave Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ornamental

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA19

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold, Black

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SANVITALIA procumbens

PETUNIA 'PAS3187'

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Zinnia

Purple Wave Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave Purple Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

SANVITALIA procumbens

Purple wave petunia

7.2.2 In German

Husarenknopf

Lila Welle Petunie

7.2.3 In French

procumbens Sanvitalia

Pétunia pourpre Vague

7.2.4 In Spanish

procumbens Sanvitalia

Petunia púrpura Wave

7.2.5 In Greek

procumbens SANVITALIA

Purple Wave πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

procumbens Sanvitalia

Onda roxa do petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

procumbens SANVITALIA

Purpurowy fali petunii

7.2.8 In Latin

Sanvitalia procumbens

Purpura unda Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Sanvitalia

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

719

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia

Wondering what are the properties of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia? We provide you with everything About Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia. Creeping Zinnia doesn't have thorns and Purple Wave Petunia doesn't have thorns. Also Creeping Zinnia does not have fragrant flowers. Creeping Zinnia has allergic reactions like Not Available and Purple Wave Petunia has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia

Season and care of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia is important to know. While considering everything about Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Creeping Zinnia season is Summer and Fall and Purple Wave Petunia season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Creeping Zinnia is Loam, Sand and for Purple Wave Petunia is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Creeping Zinnia is Neutral and for Purple Wave Petunia is Acidic, Neutral.

Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia Physical Information

Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Zinnia height is 10.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Purple Wave Petunia height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia are as follows:

Creeping Zinnia flower color: Yellow, Gold and Black
Creeping Zinnia leaf color: Green
Purple Wave Petunia flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta and Lavender
Purple Wave Petunia leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia

Care of Creeping Zinnia and Purple Wave Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Zinnia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Wave Petunia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Creeping Zinnia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Wave Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.