How to Use petunia in a Sentence

petunia

noun
  • This is also a good time to prune your petunia.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
  • All petunia plantings need a moist but not wet soil.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Watch your petunias and deadhead plants as soon as the blooms start to fade.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Gerdes's top petunia picks are those from the Wave series.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Don't expect to add cannabis next to the petunias in your garden.
    — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Don’t water your petunias’ leaves.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
  • If your petunias are in the shade, that might be your problem for the lack of blooming.
    — oregonlive.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Add a spiller, such as petunias or sweet potato vines, to cascade down the front of the pot.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • Some years back, a friend in Tennessee sent me wild petunia.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If your petunias and coleus look spindly and leggy, use pruning shears to cut them back by about one-half.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Petunias How much does Gerdes love petunias?
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Certain plants such as peppers, eggplants and petunias need warmth as well as light.
    — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Maybe some may even study genetics because of these petunias.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
  • If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Are there any types of petunias that don't require deadheading?
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026
  • Many nursery growers use a mix heavy in peat to grow petunias and other flowers.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Roberta grabbed a petunia and inserted it in the back of the puppy.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • By the first warm days of spring, my stoop is awash with planters brimming with begonias, marigolds and petunias.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Marigolds, geraniums, and petunias add many pops of color.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • As the sun sets, your new petunias start to emit an otherworldly green gleam in your garden.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • Petunias do not tolerate the intense heat of summers this far south.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 24 June 2017
  • Taking the time to deadhead petunias will keep your plants blooming all summer long.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Keep petunias from getting leggy and promote more blooms well into fall.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Trailing petunias may steal the spotlight from your thriller plant, but that’s OK.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Night sky petunias can grow up to 16 inches, and bloom during the spring and summer months.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 12 June 2019
  • Be sure to include some fragrant plants such as a fragrant rose, Four o’clocks, mignonette or petunias.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Some of these flowering plants include bee balms, columbine flowers, daylilies, lupines and petunias.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Some of these flowering plants include bee balms, columbine flowers, daylilies, lupines and petunias.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Dahlias, petunias, geraniums, and roses may not be looking their best.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

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