Petunia x hybrida - Hybrid petunia

This popular flowering plant is in the same family as tomato, potato, tobacco, eggplant, and bell pepper. About thirty-five wild petunia species are perennial plants native to South America. The heavy flowering hybrids often bloom themselves to death within one season. This plant offers a surprisingly wide range of flower colors including blue, red and pale yellow.

They grow best in a sunny, well-drained site with supplemental irrigation. In Florida, petunias grow best in the cool winter months. Flowering slows or stops when temperatures drop below freezing but the plants survive temperatures into the teens F.