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petunia

[ UK /pətjˈuːni‍ə/ ]
[ US /pəˈtuniə, pəˈtunjə/ ]
NOUN
  1. any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

How To Use petunia In A Sentence

  • There are a number of cool-season vegetables to plant, along with flowers such as dianthus, petunias, snapdragons and violas.
  • If you are tempted to plant annual flower seedlings, consider the most heat-tolerant ones such as petunias, calendulas, cosmos & African marigolds.
  • Their garden includes an impressive display of petunias, orange marigolds and lilies, and hundreds of eye-catching colours are on display.
  • A row of tractor tires, painted white and planted with petunias, was the sole concession to aesthetics. FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY
  • But this year, why not chuck out the chintzy trailing lobelias, begonias, marigolds and petunias, and go for something a little more unusual?
  • Mrs Browner's love of perennials and petunias began when her gran gave her a patch of garden to look after as a child.
  • The garden includes a Japanese maple and eight kinds of flowers, among them hydrangeas, petunias, pansies and portulaca. Urban Oases
  • Honouring the messages from your body is more important than pleasing Aunty Petunia with an extra slice of pav.
  • · Bedding plants: Plants that perform better in the cooler months include petunias, pansies, verbena, dianthus, strawflower and lobelia. Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
  • Classic window box plants include petunia, pelargonium, lobelia, helichrysum and nasturtiums. Times, Sunday Times
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