Guide Note:
Petunias are a widely-cultivated genus of flowering plants of South American origin. Fast Facts:
- Botanically, tobacco plants and petunias are related
- Dixon, Illinois: The Petunia Capital of the world
- Petunias seldom have problems with insects
- Symbolic Meaning: Resentment, anger, oblivious, imagination
- Petunia X violacea 'Laura Bush': The only flower named after the First Lady of the United States of America
The Mahalo Top 7
- Wikipedia: Petunia
- Extension: Growing Petunias
- Dixon Petunia Festival: Festival
- The Wave-Rave: Ride The Wave
- Ohio State University: Flower Senescence In Petunias
- Iowa State University: Petunia
- The Flower Expert: Petunias Riding Wave of Color
Petunia Information and History
- Martha Stewart Living: Petunia x hybrida
- North Carolina University: Petunia Fact Sheet
- Graham Rice: Petunias - Their History and Place in the Garden
- The Plant Cell (pdf): Flower Development in Petunia
- Univ. of Illinois: Gardening With Annuals
Petunia Images
Petunia Gardening Tips
- Mahalo's Guide to Gardening
- GardenGuides: Garden Basics
- P. Allen Smith: Favorite Petunia
- GardentGuidess: All About Annuals
Planting
- Wave Rave: How To Grow Petunias
- Bubblesnow: How to Grow Petunias
- eHow: How to Grow Petunias
Maintenance
- Cornell Greenhouse Horticulture: Petunia Late Blight, an Emerging Disease?
- eHow: How to Care for Petunias
Gardening Supplies and Equipment Retailers
- Home Depot: Garden Center - Outdoors at The Home Depot
- Lowe's: Garden Center - Outdoors
Plant Seeds
- Martha Stewart: Seed Starting 101
- Park Seed: Online and Catalog Sales
Petunias Blogs and Forums
- Google Blog Search: Petunias
- GardenBuddies: Garden Annuals Forum
Petunia in Culture
AllPosters.com: Petunia's in Art
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