Petunia × atkinsiana

Petunia × atkinsiana (synonym: Petunia × hybrida) is a Petunia plant "nothospecies" (hybrid), which encompasses all hybrid species of petunia between P. axillaris and P. integrifolia. Most of the petunias sold for cultivation in home gardens are this type and belong to this nothospecies.

Petunia × atkinsiana
Common garden petunia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Petunia
Species:
P. × atkinsiana
Binomial name
Petunia × atkinsiana
(Sweet) D. Don ex W. H. Baxter
Synonyms
  • Nierembergia ×atkinsiana Sweet
  • Petunia × hybrida hort. ex E. Vilm.
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