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Petunia

The Petunia is a very common flower that is closely related to tomatoes, potatoes and even chili peppers! This flower cannot mate with other species of this type of flower. In addition to this, this type of flower is used as food by some species of insect larva, so take special care when choosing an insecticide preventative. This flower has many different colors and they include but are not limited to pink, blue, purple, white and coral. The smallest of this type of flower are around 2 inches flower width, while the largest are an astonishing 3 to 4 feet in flower width!

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Superdivision: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Asteridae

Order: Solanales

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Petunia Juss.

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