Shooting Star

Petunia

About Shooting Star and Petunia

Shooting Star

Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

South America

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

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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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

9-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

not provided

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

5.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Golden Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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, Fungal leaf spots

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

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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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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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Unknown

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Petunia

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

Petunia

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

Pétunia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

Petunia

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

Petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

Petunia

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Streptophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shooting Star and Petunia

Wondering what are the properties of Shooting Star and Petunia? We provide you with everything About Shooting Star and Petunia. Shooting Star doesn't have thorns and Petunia doesn't have thorns. Also Shooting Star does not have fragrant flowers. Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing and Petunia has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Shooting Star and Petunia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Petunia

Season and care of Shooting Star and Petunia is important to know. While considering everything about Shooting Star and Petunia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Shooting Star season is Spring and Winter and Petunia season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand and for Petunia is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral and for Petunia is Neutral.

Shooting Star and Petunia Physical Information

Shooting Star and Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Petunia height is 5.00 cm and width 2.50 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Petunia are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Petunia flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White and Yellow
Petunia leaf color: Golden Green

Care of Shooting Star and Petunia

Care of Shooting Star and Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Petunia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.