| Common Name : | Petunia. |
| Botanical Name : | Petunia × hybrida |
| Family : | Solanaceae |
| Bengali Name : | Petunia. |
| Photo Taken : | Bangladesh |
Petunia is a very popular ornamental plant and can be used as bedding at a garden. There are lot of hybrids available around the world and found almost in every color. This plant is originally belonged to South America. Not sure about the botanic name, possibly it is Petunia × hybrida. It is unsure when this flower first came to Bangladesh.
Petunia flower has a shape of trumpet. Stems and bracts are hairy and sometimes sticky. This is a prolific blooming plant and uses to give flower more or less at every season, but most profound during the summer. This plant can sustain in heat, but not too much heat. Plant is susceptible to the water. Stagnant water around the plant can cause death. Also direct watering at the leafs and stem can cause rotting.
There are two types of Petunia around the world, Grandifloras and Multifloras. First one is larger in size and showy, whereas second one is the smaller and sustains in rain. Petunia can not stand frost, so if you are preparing to plant this at your garden, then do if after the winter is over.
Photos of Petunia × hybrida were taken from the following locations of Bangladesh. In Bangla the flower is known as Petunia ful (পিটুনিয়া ফুল).
1. April 2010: Comilla
2. June 2016: Dhaka
This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog http://icflora.blogspot.com/
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