Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
South America
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
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Number of Varieties
11810
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
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USDA Hardiness Zone
9-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
not provided
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Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Golden Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Foundation
Botanical Name
Petunia
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Petunia
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Petunia
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Petunie
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Pétunia
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Petunia
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
πετούνια
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Petúnia
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Petunia
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Petunia
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Solanales
Brassicales
Family
Solanaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Petunia
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Petunioideae
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Number of Species
35100
1
27800
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