Petunia: The Petals of Pride

Petunia hybrida commonly known as garden petunia belongs to the family Solanaceae which is the prime family under Magnoliophyta division (Bremer et al., 2003). Petunia genus consists of 35 species and is an annual herbaceous plant rich with unique colours and was originated in South America. (Wizsman & Jong, 1985). Petunia comes in many different colours. However, white, purple, pink, red, and yellow are the most popular colours, and there are also some cultivars with multi-coloured flowers. Petunias have a short life cycle having compact plant size. With its eye-catching and amazing colours, it is incredibly easy to grow in the yard, flower pot, or container (Gerats and Vandenbusschhe, 2005).