- For Petunia Pig, a Looney Tunes character, see: Petunia Pig
- For Aunt Petunia, see: Aunt Petunia
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Petunia is a trumpet shaped, widely-cultivated genus of flowering plants of South American origin, in the family Solanaceae. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Petunia Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Solanales are an order of Flowering plants included in the asterid group of Dicotyledons Some older sources used the name Polemoniales The Solanaceae is a family of Flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural plants as well as many toxic plants Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ( April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to propose A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The Solanaceae is a family of Flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural plants as well as many toxic plants The popular flower got its name from French, which took the word petun 'tobacco' from a Tupi-Guarani language. Tupi-Guarani ( is the name of the most important subfamily of the Tupi languages of South America. Most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (Petunia x hybrida). The origin of P. x hybrida is thought to be by hybridization between P. axillaris and P. integrifolia. Many open-pollinated species are also gaining popularity in the home garden. A wide range of flower colors, sizes, and plant architectures are available in both the hybrid and open-pollinated species.
Some botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus Petunia. Calibrachoa is a Genus of plants in the Solanaceae ( Nightshade) family Botanically speaking, tobacco, tomato, potato, and petunia are all in the family Solanaceae.
Petunias are generally insect pollinated with the exception of P. exserta, which is a rare, bird pollinated species. Most petunias are diploid with 14 chromosomes and are interfertile with other petunia species.
The foliage of Petunias is sometimes eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Dot Moth and Hummingbird hawk moth. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Dot Moth ( Melanchra persicariae) is a Moth of the family Noctuidae. The Hummingbird Hawk-moth ( Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth with a long Proboscis, and regularly hovers making an audible humming noise
If growing petunias, it's best to leave them in full sunlight[1] and only water them when their soil is dry to the touch. Although generally grown as annuals (at least in temperate areas), they are perennial in warm climates (roughly zone 9 or warmer). Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than A hardiness zone is a geographically-defined zone in which a specific category of Plant life is capable of growing as defined by Temperature hardiness or ability [2][3]
References
- ^ Petunia (HGIC 1171). Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center.
- ^ Jack Scheper (2003-05-20). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Petunia x hybrida.
- ^ Laura Bush Petunia.
Dictionary
petunia
-noun
- A genus of flowering plants of the genus Petunia; most garden varieties are hybrids.
- (colour) a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
-adjective
- (color) of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
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