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About 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
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118
Rank: 38 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Terrestrial
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10
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
About American ..
5.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
2.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
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
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
88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
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
31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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
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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.

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.

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.

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