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Common Name: Petunia
Scientific Name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae
Columbus, North Carolina
May 12, 2002
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Not the evening-fragrant, pastel, reseeding petunias you see blooming in meadows and around old homesites. These are low-growing, multicolored hybrids, bushy to spreading, with thick, broad leaves that are slightly sticky to the touch. Flower form varies from single and funnel shaped to very double and heavily ruffled (like carnations); the many colors include cream, yellow, pure white, and the whole range from soft pink to deepest red, light blue to deepest purple. Bicolors and picotees are available, as are types with contrasting veins on the petals and those with fluted or fringed edges. These hybrid plants bloom throughout summer until frost. [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z