Petunia Purple Pirouette F1 Hybrid Seeds

Petunia x hybrida multiflora Purple Pirouette F1, also called Petunia 'Pirouette Double Purple' features large, fully double flowers, among the most original of the genus, bloom from June to frost on robust plants. This annual plant offers an abundance of fragrant, contrasting flowers in dark purple or red, with frizzy petals and wide white margins. They are a dazzling addition to any garden and are positively adorable in flowerbeds, borders and big pots. Sow under glass at room temperature.

Hybrid petunias are all derived from several plants originating from the warmer regions of South America. Petunia belongs to the Solanaceae family and is close to ornamental tobacco for example. Its foliage also contains alkaloids. The F1 hybrid 'Purple Pirouette' forms a dense, flared clump with a fairly rounded growth habit, that reaches 35 cm in height and 30 cm in diameter in record time. The plant is in bloom from June to October, provided that the wilted flowers are regularly removed and that fertilizer is regularly applied. Its cupped flowers are astonishing, fully double, scented and medium-sized. They come in contrasting colours: dark purple, dark red or deep pink with wide white margins. The edge of the petals are very ruffled and the centre of the flower is imperceptible. The vigorous and healthy foliage is fairly pubescent and features entire margins and a fresh green hue.

Since more than a century, no other flowering annual has been the subject of such advanced selection by plant breeders. The results, such as demonstrated by the Purple Pirouette variety, are impressive since the splendour of their blooms and length of their flowering period rival those of pelargoniums. Plant them in large pots or in hanging baskets. You can also plant them in flowerbeds to punctuate borders with plants featuring grey foliage, such as mouse-ears, silver ragwort or sagebrush.

Warning: seeds are best meant for very experienced gardeners who are used to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust and are hardly visible to the naked eye.