| Description | Sunflower Ray Petunia is a compact trailing plant. Flowers are yellow with dark maroon to burgundy stripes, from the edge to the center. |
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| Pronunciation | (peh-TEWN-ya) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, at least one half day of sunlight |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | Acclimated plants are very tolerant of cooler to cold temperatures in the spring. In zone #5 they do best in the early spring to early summer (May-June), have a tendency to slow down in the hot drier months and than come on strong in the cool fall (mid-September-October). With a little protection I have had Petunia's in bloom on Turkey Day. Hardened Petunias can be plant in early May (zone #5 |
| Flowers | yellow trumpet flowers with dark mahogany to maroon stripes |
| Leaves | alternate and covered with a viscid pubescence, making them sticky when pinched |
| Stems | trialing |
| Dimensions | 12-14 by 6-10 (HS) |
| Maintenance | Container plants may need to be pruned to keep the plants compact. Deadheading will promote longer bloom time in both bedded and container grown plants. Plants in the garden may need cutting back in the hotter times of the year. |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | The series Ray Petunias is a product of Danziger Seeds. |
| Notes & Reference | #28-Cottage Garden Annuals (Clive Lane) , #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) , #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage |
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