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Petunia
Petunia x hybrida
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Petunias are one of the most popular bedding plants worldwide, offering trumpet-shaped flowers in a vast range of colors including bicolors and picotees. Modern breeding has produced spreading types that cascade beautifully from hanging baskets and containers.
💡 Fun Facts
- -Petunias are related to tomatoes, peppers, and tobacco - all members of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Growing Tips
- -Pinch seedlings when 10-15cm tall to promote branching and fuller plants.
- -Deadhead regularly or use self-cleaning varieties for continuous bloom.
- -Spreading Wave-type petunias can cover 1m2 from a single plant.
Growing Guide
Detailed growing guide coming soon.
Companion Planting
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Pests & Diseases
Pest and disease data coming soon.
Nutrition
Nutritional data coming soon.
History
History and origin story coming soon.
Quick Facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Climate
- temperate, subtropical
- Origin
- South America (Argentina, Brazil)
- Harvest
- 8-10 weeks from seed to flower
- Water
- moderate
- Sun
- full-sun
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained, pH 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 25-30cm between plants
- Temperature
- 15-30C (59-86F)
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