Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
South America
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
1181600
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1010-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
not provided
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Golden Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Petunia
PROTEA
Common Name
Petunia
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Petunia
Protea plant
In German
Petunie
Protea Pflanze
In French
Pétunia
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Petunia
planta de protea
In Greek
πετούνια
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Petúnia
planta Protea
In Polish
Petunia
Protea roślin
In Latin
Petunia
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Proteales
Family
Solanaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Petunia
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
Petunioideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
351600
1
27800
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