Zizka

Purple Wave Petunia

About Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia

Zizka

Purple Wave Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA19

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

12 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

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

No need to prune, 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, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

PETUNIA 'PAS3187'

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Purple Wave Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave Purple Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

Purple wave petunia

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

Lila Welle Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

Pétunia pourpre Vague

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

Petunia púrpura Wave

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

Purple Wave πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

Onda roxa do petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

Purpurowy fali petunii

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

Purpura unda Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

2219

1 27800

Properties of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia

Wondering what are the properties of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia? We provide you with everything About Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia. Zizka doesn't have thorns and Purple Wave Petunia doesn't have thorns. Also Zizka does not have fragrant flowers. Zizka has allergic reactions like Not Available and Purple Wave Petunia has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia

Season and care of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia is important to know. While considering everything about Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Zizka season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Purple Wave Petunia season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Zizka is Loam, Sand and for Purple Wave Petunia is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Zizka is Acidic, Neutral and for Purple Wave Petunia is Acidic, Neutral.

Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia Physical Information

Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Purple Wave Petunia height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Purple Wave Petunia flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta and Lavender
Purple Wave Petunia leaf color: Green

Care of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia

Care of Zizka and Purple Wave Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Wave 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 Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Wave Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.