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Petunia
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Petunia x hybrida
Plant type:
warm-season annual
Height:
8 inches or 18 inch vines
Location and soil:
sun; rich, well-drained soil
Uses:
cutting, bedding, border, edging, containers
Bloom time:
summer-fall
Color range:
coral, lavender, pink, purple, red, yellow, white
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
8 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
7 days
Germination temp.:
80 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
surface sow
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
-
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
lightly press the tiny seeds into the soil at planting time; good for window boxes and hanging baskets; fall sowing in zones 9-10
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