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petunia
petunia Genus of flowering plants of the nightshade family that originated in Argentina, and the common name for any of the varieties that are popular bedding plants. Most varieties derive from the white flowered P. axillaris and the violet-red P. integrifolia; they may be erect, shrubby, or pendant. The bell-shaped flowers have five petals and may be almost any colour. Family Solanaceae.
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Petunias a versatile addition to any garden
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 6/8/2003; 700+ words
; ...popular named series. Petunia glossary Here are just a few favorite petunias to look for at your...or nursery: [] Petunia 'Double Cascade...transplanted outdoors. Petunias thrive in full sun. However, not every petunia variety grows well...
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Petunias teach valuable lesson
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 6/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...in a row, the poor petunias survived, but barely...year, I decided enough petunia torture. At least...yard offered me a few petunias from her batch, because...I can no longer grow petunias, or I can gaze upon...all the other failed-petunia-patch spots around...
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Petunias earn first place in containers
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 5/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...container gardening with petunias in decorative pots...impression that a petunia is a petunia, but...ole, same-ole petunia. Most growers are...reason that those petunias with a mounding...container with the petunias, which will both...will see that the petunia has changed. ...
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PETUNIAS' POPULARITY PROFUSE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/28/1998; 640 words
; ...homeland. Therefore, petunias come in sharp, contrasting...pink. And because Petunia hybrida is ... a...and tasty cousins, petunias have that same pungent...production of seed to ensure petunia progeny. Petunias will reseed themselves...
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PETUNIA 'TREE' AN INGENIOUS TRAFFIC-STOPPER.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 6/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...featured the inspiring petunia tree in the May...performing spreading petunias in the "Ride The...underneath the cascading petunias. Here are the materials...McKnights used for a Petunia Pipe Tree: * 1...Ride the Wave The petunia pipe tree in "before...tree with pots of petunias in ...
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Today's petunias offer a long season of performance.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune; 3/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...today's choices of petunias is mind-boggling. The Wave petunias led the way in this petunia revival, and now there...definitely the largest petunia flower on the market...the Kahuna series of petunias. I don't know the...
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On Gardening: Petunias earn first place in containers
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 5/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...container gardening with petunias in decorative pots...impression that a petunia is a petunia, but...ole, same-ole petunia. Most growers are...reason that those petunias with a mounding...container with the petunias, which will both...will see that the petunia has changed. ...
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WAVE PETUNIAS WIN RAVES FOR BEAUTY, RESILIENCY.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 7/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...Associated Press If petunia popularity was the stuff...Flower Fave." Or "Petunia Powers Way to Top of...with the Wave series of petunias, and we probably can...comprise the Wave series of petunias: Tidal Wave, Easy...comes in the traditional petunia colors, which means...
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New petunias sure to shine Varieties keep flowering with less care
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/23/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...cover and hanging basket petunias while another miniature petunia fathered a new generation of mini-petunias. Miniature Petunias You...types of this class of petunia, including the following: Wave petunias, grown from seed and becoming...
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VERSATILE WAVE PETUNIAS MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...plants of Easy Wave petunias until the ball is covered...pot: Pick a single petunia color for more impact...bare centers like some petunias can. Give the pot a...fence: Put a Tidal Wave petunia in a restricted space...bush, and spreading petunias will grow an extra 2...
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petunia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
petunia any plant of the genus Petunia, South American herbs of the family...nightshade family). The common garden petunias, planted also in window boxes...funnel-shaped, fragrant blossoms. Petunias are classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Cabin in the Sky
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...Theatre, 156 perf.] When the pious Petunia Jackson ( Ethel Waters ) prays to God...new leaf, he has an argument with Petunia and she is accidentally shot. They arrive at the Pearly Gates, where Petunia's loving pleas melt the Lord's...
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Walker, Alice
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...Walker, Alice (1944– ) African-American writer. Her volumes of poetry include Revolutionary Petunias and Other Poems (1973). Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her epistolary novel The Color Purple (1982). Other works...
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nightshade
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...species of Capsicum ), and the eggplant ( Solanum melongena ), the only one native to the Old World. Species of salpiglossis , petunia , butterfly flower , and the genus Solanum are among the members of the family cultivated as ornamentals. The name nightshade...
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annual
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...year. Blooming is prolonged by cutting the flowers before the seeds can form. Typical annual flowers are cosmos, larkspur, petunia, and zinnia; annual vegetables include corn, tomatoes, and wheat. Bibliography: See H. G. W. Fogg, Dictionary of...
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