Hibridinė petunija – Petunia x hybrida

Hibridinė petunija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameHibridinė petunija
Latin plant namePetunia x hybrida Vilm.
English plant namePetunia
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
  • purple
  • striped
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings. Seeds are very small. 7000 - 10000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 0.25 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in boxes between February and March. Seeds germinate within 14-20 days at 20°C. Cross-pollinated, also self-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 200 m. Seed yield is 3-12 g for a square meter. Petunia grandiflora does not mature seeds.