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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| common_names = Freesia
| growth_habit = [[Corm]]
| high = 40cm
| wide = 15cm
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| features = Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
| usda_zones = 8-11
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-24
| name = ''Freesia''
| image = Freesia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Cultivated freesias
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
| genus = '''''Freesia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Friedrich Wilhelm Klatt|Klatt]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
GENERAL genus/plant description
'''''Petunia''''' is a, trumpet shaped, widely-cultivated [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s 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 (''Petunia x hybrida''). The origin of ''P. x hybrida'' is thought the be a hybridaization between ''P. axillaris'' and ''P. integrifolia''. Many open-pollinated species are also gaining popularity in the home garden. A wide range of flower colors, sizes, and plant architectures are available in both the hybrid and open-pollinated species.
Some botanists place the plants of the genus ''[[Calibrachoa]]'' in the genus ''Petunia''. Botanically speaking, tobacco, tomato, potato, and petunia are all in the family Solanaceae.
Petunias are generally insect pollinated with the exception of ''P. exserta'', which is a rare, bird pollinated species. Most petunias are diploid with 14 or 18 chromosomes and are interfertile with other petunia species.
The foliage of ''Petunia''s are sometimes eaten by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Dot Moth]] and [[Macroglossum stellatarum|Hummingbird hawk moth]].
If growing petunias, it's best to leave them in full sunlight<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1171.htm | title=Petunia (HGIC 1171) | publisher=Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center}}</ref> and only water them when their soil is dry to the touch. Although generally grown as [[annual plant|annuals]] (at least in temperate areas), they are [[perennial plant|perennial]] in warm climates (roughly [[Hardiness zone|zone]] 9 or warmer).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.floridata.com/ref/P/petu_xhy.cfm | title=Petunia x hybrida | author=Jack Scheper | date=[[2003-05-20]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.plantanswers.com/petunia_bush.htm | title=Laura Bush Petunia}}</ref>
==Species==
*''Petunia axillaris''
*''Petunia integrifolia''
*''Petunia x hybrida Wave Pink Hybrid''
*''Petunia grandiflora Park's Whopper Hybrid Burgundy''
==Cultivation==
==Propagation==
==Pests and diseases==
==Uses==
==History==
==Taxonomy==
==Distribution and habitat==
==References==
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
==See also==
==External links==
| color = lightgreen
| common_names = Freesia
| growth_habit = [[Corm]]
| high = 40cm
| wide = 15cm
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| features = Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
| usda_zones = 8-11
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-24
| name = ''Freesia''
| image = Freesia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Cultivated freesias
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
| genus = '''''Freesia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Friedrich Wilhelm Klatt|Klatt]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
GENERAL genus/plant description
'''''Petunia''''' is a, trumpet shaped, widely-cultivated [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s 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 (''Petunia x hybrida''). The origin of ''P. x hybrida'' is thought the be a hybridaization between ''P. axillaris'' and ''P. integrifolia''. Many open-pollinated species are also gaining popularity in the home garden. A wide range of flower colors, sizes, and plant architectures are available in both the hybrid and open-pollinated species.
Some botanists place the plants of the genus ''[[Calibrachoa]]'' in the genus ''Petunia''. Botanically speaking, tobacco, tomato, potato, and petunia are all in the family Solanaceae.
Petunias are generally insect pollinated with the exception of ''P. exserta'', which is a rare, bird pollinated species. Most petunias are diploid with 14 or 18 chromosomes and are interfertile with other petunia species.
The foliage of ''Petunia''s are sometimes eaten by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Dot Moth]] and [[Macroglossum stellatarum|Hummingbird hawk moth]].
If growing petunias, it's best to leave them in full sunlight<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1171.htm | title=Petunia (HGIC 1171) | publisher=Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center}}</ref> and only water them when their soil is dry to the touch. Although generally grown as [[annual plant|annuals]] (at least in temperate areas), they are [[perennial plant|perennial]] in warm climates (roughly [[Hardiness zone|zone]] 9 or warmer).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.floridata.com/ref/P/petu_xhy.cfm | title=Petunia x hybrida | author=Jack Scheper | date=[[2003-05-20]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.plantanswers.com/petunia_bush.htm | title=Laura Bush Petunia}}</ref>
==Species==
*''Petunia axillaris''
*''Petunia integrifolia''
*''Petunia x hybrida Wave Pink Hybrid''
*''Petunia grandiflora Park's Whopper Hybrid Burgundy''
==Cultivation==
==Propagation==
==Pests and diseases==
==Uses==
==History==
==Taxonomy==
==Distribution and habitat==
==References==
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
==See also==
==External links==