petunia

Window box staple

Petunia is a flowering plant with trumpet-shaped blooms in vivid colors—purple, pink, red, white, and yellow.

Native to South America but widely cultivated as garden ornamentals, petunias thrive in hanging baskets and window boxes.

The name occasionally appears as a term of endearment or a mild put-down for someone meek or fussy.

companion

marigold

Orange-petaled garden annual

sweet potato vine · alyssum · zinnia · salvia · lantana · coleus · begonia

botany

Solanaceae

Nightshade plant family

genus · hybrid · grandiflora · multiflora · spreading · wave · cultivar · trumpet-shaped · funnel · sticky

colors

purple

Hue between crimson and azure

  • pinkPale red hue
  • whiteAbsence of pigment
  • redPrimary color, warm

violet · magenta · striped · bicolor · veined · pastel · vibrant · saturated · hues · deep

gardening

hanging basket

Elevated container for plants

windowbox · deadheading · trailing · cascading · annual · soil · fertilizer · watering · full sun · transplanting

seasonal

spring

Recoiling metal spiral

  • summerYear's warmest season
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • floweringProducing reproductive structures

frost-tender · warm weather · reblooming · long-lasting · prolific · profuse · seasonal · display

fragrance

scented

Having added fragrance

aroma · floral · bouquet · nectar · aromatic · night-blooming

Categories
Opposites
growth habit

petuniaclematis

Climbing ornamental flowering vine

morning glory · climbing rose · wisteria · ivy · honeysuckle

flower form

petuniadaisy

Small white-petaled bloom

sunflower · zinnia · salvia · lavender · delphinium

horticultural status

petuniadandelion

Yellow flower, white puffball

crabgrass · bindweed · thistle · purslane · chickweed

Family

petunias

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G