Purple Petunia Grandiflora In Full Bloom Stock Photography

Petunia is genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word petun, meaning `tobacco,` from a Tupi–Guarani language. An annual, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids P. × atkinsiana, also known as P. × hybrida.nnPetunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco Nicotianoideae, and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshades and chili pepper Solanoideae. Some botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus Petunia,[6] but this is not accepted by others. Petchoa is a hybrid genus derived from crossing Calibrachoa and Petunia.