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Garden petunia
Scientific name: Petunia × atkinsiana
Family Solanaceae · Genus Petunia
FlowersGujarat / bagicha priority
Care snapshot
Popular bedding and container flower with trumpet-shaped blooms in many colors. Grow in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and water at the base. Remove faded flowers and protect plants from intense heat during Gujarat's warmer months.
Draft seed — not medical or emergency advice. Human review pending.
Growing details
- Season
- Cool season; autumn and winter
- Time to flowering or harvest
- Approximately 70–100 days to flowering
- Common pests
- Aphids, thrips, spider mites
- Common diseases
- Powdery mildew, Botrytis blight, root rot
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