Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Origin
South America
Mexico, Texas
Types
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Astrophytum asterias
Number of Varieties
1183
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1013-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
not provided
21,22,23,24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm4.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Pale Pink
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
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
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
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
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
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
-
Botanical Name
Petunia
Astrophytum asterias
Common Name
Petunia
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
In Hindi
Petunia
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
In German
Petunie
Sand Dollar Cactus
In French
Pétunia
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Spanish
Petunia
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Greek
πετούνια
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Portuguese
Petúnia
Cacto do dólar de areia
In Polish
Petunia
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Latin
Petunia
Sand Dollar Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Caryophyllales
Family
Solanaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Petunia
Astrophytum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cacteae
Subfamily
Petunioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
356
1
27800
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