Data specific to Petunias (Edit)
Deadheading recommended: No

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10 - 16 inches
Plant Spread: 16 - 20 Inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red with creamy yellow in a star pattern
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 70-75 deg F
Days to germinate: 7-14 days
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Petunia

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Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: At a local nursery
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2017-08-21
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-06-29
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-25

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-05-10
Location: Shangri La Botanical Garden, Orange, TX
Date: 2014-04-18

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