petunia• Among the flowers that did really well in last year's hotsummer were alyssum, geraniums and petunias.• During this time the bestdoublepetunias were named varietiesraised from cuttings.• Then he stared at the fakepetunias up on the wall and got an idea.• He showed her the fake petunias, tearing open the back so he could give her half the money.• In the fake petunias, outside.• He put the fake petunias back up on the wall, then went intO his room to get his wallet and keys.• Some wild flowers have just appeared and Ron says many of his annuals, like petunias, self-seed.• Her head went right down and she started sniffing the petunias.
Originpetunia
(1800-1900)Modern Latin from early Frenchpetun“tobacco”, from Tupipetyn