potunia
n.— «Hats off to the plant breeders at Dummen! They’ve bred a variety of petunias specifically for containers and pots, and I’m quite impressed with them. They are called potunias (huge surprise!) and produce a mass of both purple and pink flowers on compact plants.» —“Notebook” by Jim Hole EnjoyGardening June 14, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A Louisiana listener shares a favorite passage from Laurie Lee’s memoir Cider with Rosie (Bookshop|Amazon), about his boyhood in post-World-War II England. An extract is here and contains the passage:“For the first time in my life I was out of the...
Listeners keep sending us wince-worthy puns about what various people might have in their gardens. For example, a baseball player’s backyard might be full of pitcher plants. People thinking about adopting a pet might consider orchids. (Say that one...