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| usda_zones = 8-11
| usda_zones = 8-11
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-24
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-24
| name = ''Freesia''
| name = ''Petunia''
| image = Freesia.jpg
| image = Pink_petunias.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Cultivated freesias
| image_caption = Cultivated freesias
==History==
==History==
[[Image:PetuniaHybridaPiebald.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Purple Petunias]]
The popular flower got its name from French, which took the word ''petun'' 'tobacco' from a [[Tupi-Guarani]] language.
The popular flower got its name from French, which took the word ''petun'' 'tobacco' from a [[Tupi-Guarani]] language.
