Different Types Of Petunias. Petunias are a very hardy annual. They are quite versatile, growing in different types of soil, but it is important that the soil drains well and doesn't stay wet.
The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word petun, meaning "tobacco," from a Tupi-Guarani language. Petunias are commonly hybrid annuals, with many different sizes and forms and some will flower all year. From New Latin Petunia, from (now obsolete) French petun ("the tobacco plant"), from Portuguese petum ("tobacco"), from Paraguayan Guaranà pety.
In horticulture many terms are used to denote different types of cultivated petunias.
Some types of petunia produce gooey sap which covers the leaves and creates "sticky feeling".
The petunia is a great flower that is in a very interesting genus of flowering plants. The four types are grandiflora, multiflora, milliflora, and spreading or groundcover. Petunias are one of the most popular plants for gardeners, but for different reasons, several types of plants like petunias too.