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Petunia is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. [1] The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word pétun, 'tobacco', from a Tupi–Guarani language. A tender perennial, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (Petunia × atkinsiana, also known as Petunia × ...
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After pollination, a seed capsule forms at the leaf axil where the flower originated. [6] The seeds of Ruellia caroliniensis are dispersed through explosive dehiscence. When the seed capsules of the plant reach maturity (after about two months), they burst open propelling the seeds away from the parent plant. [6]
The stems and leaves are covered with soft white hairs. The funnel-shaped 5-lobed flowers are about 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter and resemble petunias, as does the rest of the plant. The lavender flowers bloom in July into September and open in the morning and fall off in the evening. [4]
Ruellia simplex, the Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell or Britton's wild petunia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It has become a widespread invasive plant in Florida , where it was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as in the ...
Calibrachoa parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common name seaside petunia.It is native to much of southeastern South America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, and it is present as an introduced species in other sections of the Americas, such as the southeastern United States, as well as in Australia, where it is an occasional weed in ...
Petunia axillaris, the large white petunia, [1] wild white petunia or white moon petunia, [2] is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, genus Petunia. [3] It is native to temperate South America comprising southern Brazil, parts of Argentina and Uruguay. The plant's flowers, the only white ones found in the Petunia genus, are 3 to ...
Ruellia strepens, commonly known as limestone wild petunia, [2] limestone ruellia, [3] smooth wild petunia, [4] or wild petunia [5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to warmer parts of the central and eastern United States.