About Petunia

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

South America

Types

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

Number of Varieties

118

Rank: 48 (Overall)

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Habitat

Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

not provided

Habit

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

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

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Petunia

Common Name

Petunia

In Hindi

Petunia

In German

Petunie

In French

Pétunia

In Spanish

Petunia

In Greek

πετούνια

In Portuguese

Petúnia

In Polish

Petunia

In Latin

Petunia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Petunia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Petunioideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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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 . Petunia Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

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.