About Petunia

Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South America

1.4 Types

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

118

Rank: 38 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

not provided

1.9 Habit

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Golden Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

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

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Unknown

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

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Petunia

7.2 Common Name

Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Petunia

7.2.2 In German

Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Pétunia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Petunia

7.2.5 In Greek

πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Petunia

7.2.8 In Latin

Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Petunia

Want to know the properties of Petunia? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Petunia is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Petunia Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Petunia Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Petunia. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Petunia physical information is as follows: 5.00 cm tall and 2.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White and Yellow
Leaf color: Golden Green

Care of Petunia

Taking Petunia Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Petunia include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Petunia

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Petunia is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Petunia is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 118 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias. This plant's habitat is Terrestrial and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.