The Main Plant entry for Petunias (Petunia)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer
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:	Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Petunia

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-07-03

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-08-02
#Pollination #hummingbird moth

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-03-05
Purple petunia at our local HD.

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Date: 2021-03-13

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Location: Lindon, Utah
Date: 2009-06-20
With fan flower and million bells

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2023-09-12
Old-fashioned petunias on left that self-seeded. Supertunia 'Lov

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Location: BBS Summerfield, Florida
Date: 2024-04-01
Beautiful Petunia Surprise.

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Location: Florida
Basket full of Petunias, Calibrachoa, etc.

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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-13
Night sky petunia

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Location: My Caffeinated Garden, Grapevine, TX
Date: July 2017
Bright blue glowing bloom!

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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2017-08-26

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-06-23

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Location: Savannah, Georgia (my garden)
Date: 2018-09-09
This is what happens when birds plant petunias.

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2007-07-15

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-14

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Location: My Caffeinated Garden, Grapevine, TX
Date: July 2017
Spectrum of blues and violets

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Location: Banff, Canada | August 2022
Date: 2022-08-05

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-01

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2023-03-23

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2018-04-21
My all-time favorite petunia.

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Location: My Gardens
Date: Summer 2009
Container Grown

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Location: My Caffeinated Garden, Grapevine, TX
Date: July 2017
I volunteer to be beautiful!

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Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-02-19

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Location: Michigan
Date: 5/8/2018
Got these at Walmart, wish I knew the name!

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden Rock Is., Il.
Date: 2010-07-04

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-23-19

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Location: Louisa, VA
Planted mainly for hummingbirds

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-07-22

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-06-02
There are 'Supertunia Royal Magenta' (2), 'Supertunia Vista Bubbl

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-06-02
There are 'Supertunia Royal Magenta', 'Supertunia Vista Bubblegum

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Location: Waukesha, Wi
Date: August 2011
one of many purple hanging petunias I keep in my yard during the

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Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 5/19/2014
Petunia seedlings

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 06-23-16
grown from cross pollinated seeds

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Location: King George, VA
Date: 2021-05-23

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Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04

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Location: Gardenfish garden
Date: August 23, 2021
Grown from seeds provided by a member

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2021-07-21

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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2018-05-29

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 4-23-20

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Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Date: summer 2017

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-06-02
'Supertunia Royal Velvet' in a mixed container. The color is act

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Location: My back yard pagoda hangars outside my kitchen window, Temple, Texas
Date: Spring 2017
These pretties (with a pot of Lobelia on the left) only lasted on

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Location: Fairfax, VA | August 2022
Date: 2022-08-28

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Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05

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Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
forgottag

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer

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Location: Millcreek, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-06

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-06-17
Opening bud.

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Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-01-04

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-05-20
Top view

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-05-20
Underside

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-05-20
Side view

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Location: West Central Tx
Date: 2023-05-24
Some F2 volunteers.

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Location: In my 8A garden.
Date: 2016-05-10

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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-08-21
Petunia hybrida nana compacta 'Blue Bedder', apparently rare

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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2018-09-04
Purple Velvet

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Location: Mercer Botanical Garden Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-19

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Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-06

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-06-21
There are 'Supertunia Royal Magenta', 'Supertunia Vista Bubblegum

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-10-16

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Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2012-11-01

Uploaded by KAMasud

Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07

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Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01

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Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-20

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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-05-20
Night sky petunia

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-20

Uploaded by Joy

Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-06-30

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Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-04

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2023-06-15
1st year specimen

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2023-06-15
Planted April 2023 from starter plant.

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Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
70% sure this isnt calibrachoa?

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2011-07-02

Uploaded by jmorth

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Comments:

Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 20, 2013 11:07 PM concerning plant:

"Some botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus Petunia. In botanical classification, tobacco, tomato, potato, and petunia are all in the family Solanaceae.

Petunias are generally insect pollinated, with the exception of P. exserta, which is a rare, red-flowered, hummingbird-pollinated species. Most petunias are diploid with 14 chromosomes and are interfertile with other petunia species.

The tubular flowers are favoured by some Lepidoptera species, including the Hummingbird hawk moth. The flowers are eaten by the larvae of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea and the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni.

Petunia seeds germinate in 5 to 15 days. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day. They grow well in low humidity, moist soil. Young plants can be grown from seeds. Petunias should be watered once every two to five days. In drier regions, the plants should be watered daily. Dead petals should be pruned so that the younger branches can flourish. Maximum growth occurs in late spring. Applying fertilizers once a month will help the plant grow quickly. Petunias can be cultivated in hanging baskets."

Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

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lovesblooms	On March 3, 2018	Seeds sown winter sown; labeled "mix"
lovesblooms	On January 15, 2017	Seeds sown w/s; light pink
lovesblooms	On March 22, 2016	Seeds germinated
lovesblooms	On March 7, 2016	Seeds sown winter sown, dark purple wave
MrsBinWY	On June 10, 2017	Transplanted Planted out
MrsBinWY	On April 12, 2017	Seeds germinated lots
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NikkiGerena	On June 12, 2017	Transplanted
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antsinmypants	On May 21, 2022	Seeds sown Direct sowed above raised bed, in hanging bucket, & in pot with Easter lilies.
antsinmypants	On April 10, 2021	Plant emerged
antsinmypants	On March 30, 2021	Seeds sown WS - Jug 46

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New petunia by springcolor	Dec 19, 2013 11:13 AM	3
Looks like regular petunia to me by purpleinopp	Oct 19, 2022 7:55 AM	5

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