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Garden Petunia
Petunia × atkinsiana
Garden Petunia (Petunia × atkinsiana), a tender perennial of the Solanaceae family grown as a bedding annual, produces trumpet-shaped flowers in almost every color from spring until frost.
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- Solanaceae
- Plant type
- Tender perennial grown as an annual
- Bloom color
- All colors except true brown and black, including picotees and bicolors
- Bloom season
- May to frost
- Mature height
- 20-30 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun to part shade
- Fragrance
- Most flowers possess some fragrance
- Native region
- South America (parent species native to Brazil and Argentina)
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Medium water needs; average, consistently moist but well-drained soil.
- Climate requirements
- Winter hardy only to USDA zones 10-11; grown as a warm-season annual elsewhere.
- Soil types
- Average, medium-moisture, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soil if drainage is good.
- Propagation method
- Seed, cuttings, nursery transplants
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic to dogs, cats, and horses according to the ASPCA.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Beds, borders, edging, ground cover, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets
- Economic importance
- One of the most popular bedding and container plants worldwide, sold as grandiflora and multiflora hybrid seed and starts.
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