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Petunia

Petunia hybrida

Alias: Bidong eggplant

Petunia of Solanaceae

Annual herbs

The hibiscus in the last period was "other people's flowers", while the petunias in this period were on the contrary, they were their own flowers.

The summer in Chongqing is so hot that it is locked up in an air-conditioned room from morning till night. The delicate and beautiful petunia adds vitality to the room and makes me feel that I can make a living. Petunia won the love of the whole family.

Stamens unequal in length

The whole plant is furry.

My family raised this, strictly speaking, is the petunia in the floret (multi-flower) series, also known as dance spring flowers or millions of small bell. Its flowers are solitary in leaf axils, Corolla funnel-shaped, eaves spreading, with 5 obvious creases, about 4 cm in diameter and 5-lobed edges.

At first glance, it does look a bit like trumpet flower or morning glory, but if you take a closer look, you can see the difference: morning glory is 360 degrees radiationally symmetrical without dead angles, while petunia is not, more or less two-lipped, less standard.

The most unique feature of petunia is the stamen. Unlike most Solanaceae plants, its five stamens are unequal in length, usually 4 long and 1 short. But in fact, only two can often be seen in the throat of the flower, much like another alternative mandarin duck jasmine in the Solanaceae. The style is protruding from the stamens, and the stigma is flat, round and green, like emerald.

The whole plant is hairy: leaves, stems, slender pedicels, five-parted sepals, and even a Corolla. But instead of being rough, these hairs make its delicate flowers look cuter.

Petunia with small flowers (multi-flowers) are usually potted or made into gondolas. The plants are smaller and the flowers are smaller, but the number of flowers is denser. If raised well, it is easy to produce the effect of bursting pots. Some taxonomists have given the petunia a separate scientific name Calibrachoa hybrids, which belongs to the genus Petunia of Solanaceae, but more botanists still tend to regard it as petunia. Petunia petunia was cultivated abroad in the past ten years, and it is also a hybrid with extremely rich colors.

Met on the way to work.

Close at hand. Photo taken in Zhenyuan, Guizhou

Authentic petunia, also known as petunia, is also common and is usually planted as a flower bed plant. Its flowers are larger, the flowers on the branches are more sparse, and the plant shape is more scattered.

Large flowers, usually planted to beautify flower beds

The generic name Petunia comes from the French word petun, meaning tobacco, which means that its flowers are similar to tobacco and belong to the Solanaceae family. Its other Chinese name, Bidong eggplant, comes from the transliteration of the generic name. The species addition word hybrida means "hybrid". According to Chinese Flora, it is bred by P. integrifolia (creeping purple petunia) and P. axillaris (night incense petunia). For the life history of hybrid petunia, see the species calendar article: "Young, can the morning glory you see be true?" ".

Today, the hybrid is far more popular than its parents. Petunia is the most user-friendly Solanaceae plant, so far has cultivated numerous varieties, a variety of colors, stripes, and even rare black; long flowering period, large number of flowers; easy to feed. Cultivating new varieties of petunia has become a big business.

Encounter on the street

Precepts. Taken in South Australia.

There are more than 20 species of Petunia, all of which are native to South America. The Mayans and Incas believed that the scent of their flowers could drive away monsters and spirits from the ground. Their bouquets can be made into magical beverages (juicing? ), and according to folklore, petunia only grows in places with positive energy, and it does not go to bad places.

Wang Anli. Taken in Japan

Indeed, this is why I love petunia: it is so approachable and lives happily wherever it is, just like the friends around me who can make a living. For example, teacher Wang Anli, who photographed the black and double petunia above, not only did an excellent job, but also planted good flowers, cooked good food, tasted the elegance of calligraphy and poetry, and was a good father. Under his words and deeds, his daughter in primary school also fell in love with vegetation.

Another friend, Chef God @, naturally named this ability "vitality". I think it's a great word. "everyone has a desire to create a more interesting life, and vitality is what leadership is to the workplace," she explained.

Especially cooking, I give this ability a very high score. Don't you see, no matter how spoiled a princess or young master is at home, the first thing you need to learn is to cook for yourself once you go abroad to study. For no other reason, there is a big difference in the quality of life between cooking and eating takeout all day. This is a quality that no amount of money can buy. Teacher Wang Anli modestly said that being good at cooking is a "small skill". I don't agree. Confucius once said, "eating color, sex is also, people's great desires wilt", concise and to the point, straight to the point.

Watching the news two days ago, Bezos, the new richest man in the world and founder of Amazon, said, "the sexiest thing I do is to help my wife wash dishes at home every day." This is also a quality of life that money cannot buy.

Patagonia Bidong eggplant (Petunia patagonica)

Small shrub native to Argentina and Chile having a single terminal flower and a pale yellow Corolla densely veined with pansy. Picture from the network.

Petunia is still a popular gift in South America. The gift of petunia usually has two meanings: either to comfort or to express anger and resentment. It's contradictory.

Although I have always been more accustomed to calling Petunia than Bidong eggplant, I would like to remind you that it is not related to Petunia. Petunia is a rotational family, is a climbing vine, Petunia is Solanaceae, is an erect annual herb.

When it comes to naming plants, we have maintained the ancient tradition of "freehand brushwork and resemblance in spirit". The result is purple: a large number of plants that are closely related by blood, share have the same Chinese name.

The article and plant pictures (except for the origin) are all original by the author.

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