
Botanical name
Petunia “Potunia”

Common name
Petunia

Variety

Flower's color
Different monochrmatic shades: white, pink, lilac, purple

Temperature
min 5°

Exposure
Full sun or half shade

Watering need
Averages

Blooming
Spring-summer

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The Potunia (from the fusion of the words “pot” and “petunia”) is a hybrid born in Germany from the recent botanical experimentation on the more common Petunia. With its “mother” it just shares the geographical origin from Central and South America and the belonging to the Solanaceae family. It differs from its “mother” for the more compact and rounded shape, for the much more abundant blooming and for the several colors, more intense and in some cases shaded, of its characteristic trumpet flowers. Even the leaves, hairy and slightly sticky as the Petunias, are different because they are perfumed.
Disponibilità | March, April, May, June |
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Esposizione | Full sun, Half shade |
Fioritura | Spring, Summer |
Necessità Idrica | Average |
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