BOTANICAL NAME PETUNIA HYBRIDA
PRONUNCIATION pe – TOO – nee - ah
COMMON NAME Petunia
FAMILY Solanaceae
Life Cycle Annual Bedding Plant
Growth Habit Shrub-like Height 12” – 16” Width 12” – 18” Spreading
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
COMPOSITION Simple
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
LEAF Elliptical Length 1 ½” to 2” Width 1” – 1 ½”
FLOWER Summer Double and Single All Colors
FRUIT Insignificant
EXPOSURE Sun
GROWTH Rapid
USE Bedding plant Planters Baskets
DESCRIPTION Leaves tend to be sticky
DESCRIPTION This plant is grown often for cooler times in NC Pain in the butt to dead head
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagated by seed
PROBLEMS
NATIVE OF: Argentina