Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Vegetable
Origin
South America
Europe
Types
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
1183
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-106-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
not provided
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
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Golden Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Blight, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Spider mites, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Mice
Allergy
-
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Petunia
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Petunia
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
Petunia
चुकंदर
In German
Petunie
Rübe
In French
Pétunia
betterave
In Spanish
Petunia
remolacha
In Greek
πετούνια
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Petúnia
beterraba
In Polish
Petunia
buraczany
In Latin
Petunia
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Solanales
-
Family
Solanaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Petunia
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Petunioideae
-
Number of Species
3528
1
27800
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