Petunia
Petunia x atkinsiana
Perennials
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Petunia x atkinsiana Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Petunia x atkinsiana |
| Common Name: | petunia |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | perennial treated as an annual beds & borders, container plantings, hanging baskets good transitional plant |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | spreading, rounded, cascading |
| Height: | 8 - 15 inches |
| Spread: | 1 - 3 feet |
| Foliage: | alternate, ovate leaves with a fine pubescence |
| Flower: | funnel-shaped corolla available in singles, doubles, ruffles, fringes, stripes, veined,
or trailing varieties white, red, purple, pink, and yellow blooms with a sweet fragrance |
| Bloom Period: | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | light shade |
| Water: | medium water requirement |
| Soil: | prefers soil that is well-drained, moist, and fertile |
| Heat Tolerance: | medium heat tolerance low frost tolerance |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | nitrogen fertilization shear in summer months for improved density dead head for best performance propagation by seed |
| Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to tobacco mosaic virus, aphids, botrytis, and root rot |
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