Petunia

Chinese Chives

About Petunia and Chinese Chives

Petunia

Chinese Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

Southern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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118

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Terrestrial

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

not provided

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

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.50 cm

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10.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Golden Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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

Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial Blight, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Spider mites, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Unknown

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as a moth repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Petunia

ALLIUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Petunia

Chinese Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

Petunia

Chinese Chives

7.2.2 In German

Petunie

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Pétunia

Ciboule de Chine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Petunia

Allium tuberosum

7.2.5 In Greek

πετούνια

Chinese Chives

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Petúnia

Allium tuberosum

7.2.7 In Polish

Petunia

Chinese Chives

7.2.8 In Latin

Petunia

Chinese Chives

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Petunia

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Petunioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Petunia and Chinese Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Petunia and Chinese Chives? We provide you with everything About Petunia and Chinese Chives. Petunia doesn't have thorns and Chinese Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Petunia does not have fragrant flowers. Petunia has allergic reactions like Not Available and Chinese Chives 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 Petunia and Chinese Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Petunia and Chinese Chives

Season and care of Petunia and Chinese Chives is important to know. While considering everything about Petunia and Chinese Chives Care, growing season is an essential factor. Petunia season is Summer and Chinese Chives season is Summer. The type of soil for Petunia is Loamy, Sandy and for Chinese Chives is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Petunia is Neutral and for Chinese Chives is Neutral.

Petunia and Chinese Chives Physical Information

Petunia and Chinese Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Petunia height is 5.00 cm and width 2.50 cm whereas Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Petunia and Chinese Chives are as follows:

Petunia flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White and Yellow
Petunia leaf color: Golden Green
Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green

Care of Petunia and Chinese Chives

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