Ode to a Grecian Urn #2
by Wild Thing
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Ode to a Grecian Urn #2
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Wild Thing
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Photograph - Photography
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Petunia: - (your presence soothes me, resentment; anger;
We all know the name Petunia, if not as Harry Potter's aunt, then at least as a flower. Many may find it interesting to know that the petunia flower is in the same botanical family as the tomato, potato, and tobacco plants.
Sending someone petunias in a bouquet will communicate messages of anger and resentment and, in sharp contrast, one that says "Just being with you is soothing".
Petunia is genus of 35 species of flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers; in the family Solanaceae. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word petun, meaning "tobacco," from a Tupi�Guarani language. An annual, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (P. � atkinsiana, also known as P. � hybrida).
All About the Petunia Flower
The petunia is a well-known flower that a lot of people really like, this is a great flower that looks great and is easy to grow. There are many people out there that love the petunia, but should really be careful with the floral meaning of it and make sure that they truly understand what the petunia stands for. In fact, you will find that the petunia is a flower that will actually translate to a meaning of anger and resentment, but there is also a contrasting meaning that speaks of just wanting to be with someone so that it is soothing. Understand what the petunia is and what the meaning of this flower is.
Description of the Petunia Flower
The petunia is a great flower that is in a very interesting genus of flowering plants. The petunia actually shares its family with plants like tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, tobacco, and many others. These flowers are all in the solanaceae family. Today, most of the flowers that you see for the petunias are actually hybrids that are mixes of the petunia and some other flowers to make cultivation a lot easier. The petunia is generally a blossoming flower that has different size flowers. Some of them will have larger blossoms and others will be smaller. You will find that the colors of the petunias will vary and some will be white, purple, pink, or darker. There are all kinds of great shades of the petunias that are out there so make sure that you get the ones that you want and the ones that will really look great.
Uses for the Petunia Flower
There are a lot of different uses for the petunias. There are some petunias that will work the best for floral arrangements and a lot of flowers are used for that. There are other ones that are great for baskets and you should use them for that. Baskets of petunias are great and they look beautiful. You also will find that a lot of other people will want to grow petunias, so they will use them for growing a great flower that will really stand out and will look excellent. You will love the different varieties of the petunia that you will grow and that you can grow in your yard. This is a great flower that a lot of people love to grow and to have in their yards, bouquets, and arrangements.
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