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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Herbs

Origin

South America
Western Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Lodden Blue, Royal Velvet,Sachet,Sharon Roberts,Mitchem Gray

Number of Varieties

11816
0 40000
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Habitat

Terrestrial
Rocky Mountains, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-105-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-5

Sunset Zone

not provided
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

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

2.50 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Golden Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings

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
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

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

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
cuckoo spot, Gray mold, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects, pollinators

Allergy

-
Skin irritation, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Formal Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

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Beautiful Skin, Good Cleanser, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Perfumes

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Antiseptic, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, For making oil for cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as a condiment, Used as a flavouring in food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Petunia
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'

Common Name

Petunia
English Lavender, Munstead Lavender

In Hindi

Petunia
Lavandula angustifolia

In German

Petunie
Echter Lavendel

In French

Pétunia
Lavandula angustifolia

In Spanish

Petunia
Lavandula angustifolia

In Greek

πετούνια
Lavandula angustifolia

In Portuguese

Petúnia
Lavandula angustifolia

In Polish

Petunia
Lawenda wąskolistna

In Latin

Petunia
Lavandyla angystifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Lamiales

Family

Solanaceae
Lamiaceae

Genus

Petunia
Lavandula

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

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Lavanduleae

Subfamily

Petunioideae
Nepetoideae

Number of Species

3539
1 27800
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Difference Between Petunia and Munstead Lavender

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Importance of Petunia and Munstead Lavender

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Petunia and Munstead Lavender. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Petunia and Munstead Lavender as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Petunia is whereas of Munstead Lavender is Antiseptic, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Sedative, Stomachic and Tonic. Petunia has beauty benefits as follows: while Munstead Lavender has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Petunia vs Munstead Lavender

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