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:''For ''Petunia Pig'', a Looney Tunes character, see: Petunia Pig''
'''Petunia''' is a widely-cultivated genus of flowering plants of South American origin, in the family Solanaceae. The popular flower got its name from French, which took the word ''petun'' 'tobacco' from a Tupi-Guarani language. Most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids. A wide range of flower colors and sizes are available.
Some botanists place the plants of the genus ''Calibrachoa'' in the genus ''Petunia''. Botanically, tobacco plants and petunias are related.
The foliage of ''Petunia''s are sometimes eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Dot Moth and Hummingbird hawk moth.
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).[2][3]
Dixon, Illinois is the Petunia Capital of the world. Every year, the Petunia Festival draws thousands of visitors to the city. The streets are lined in petunias and the parades mascot is Pinky Petunia.
1. Petunia (HGIC 1171)
2. Petunia x hybrida Jack Scheper
3. Laura Bush Petunia
'''Petunia''' is a widely-cultivated genus of flowering plants of South American origin, in the family Solanaceae. The popular flower got its name from French, which took the word ''petun'' 'tobacco' from a Tupi-Guarani language. Most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids. A wide range of flower colors and sizes are available.
Some botanists place the plants of the genus ''Calibrachoa'' in the genus ''Petunia''. Botanically, tobacco plants and petunias are related.
The foliage of ''Petunia''s are sometimes eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Dot Moth and Hummingbird hawk moth.
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).[2][3]
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Dixon
Dixon, Illinois is the Petunia Capital of the world. Every year, the Petunia Festival draws thousands of visitors to the city. The streets are lined in petunias and the parades mascot is Pinky Petunia.
References
1. Petunia (HGIC 1171)
2. Petunia x hybrida Jack Scheper
3. Laura Bush Petunia
Purple Petunias
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