Petunia Mystical Midnight Gold

Petunia Mystical Midnight Gold is a spectacular variety. Its double flowers are a unique colour, dark violet with black highlights, bordered by pale gold. This colour changes depending on the intensity of light: the more the sun shines, the more purple there is, without cancelling out the two-tone effect. They bloom throughout the summer on a bushy plant with a rounded, well-defined shape. Its unprecedented colour will bring something new to the terrace or balcony. It will make an impression in flower pots and hanging baskets!

Petunia belongs to the Solanaceae family; it is closely related to ornamental tobacco and its foliage also contains alkaloids. These annual, biennial, or tender perennial plants are mostly grown as annuals and all originate from the warm regions of South America.

Petunia Mystical Midnight Gold produces many large flowers from June to September-October. At the beginning of the season, the plant has a rather low, semi-trailing habit. As summer arrives, the vegetation becomes thicker, forming a dense and more rounded clump. The hairy and well-branched stems rise to 30 cm (12in) high and spread over 30-35 cm (12-14in), without causing the plant to hollow out in the centre. This variety flowers for 4 to 5 months, provided it is regularly fed and watered. Its flowers bloom on dense foliage. The small, hairy, ovate and pointed, healthy, bright green leaves have entire edges. This variety requires very little maintenance: simply remove faded flowers regularly.

No other annual flowering plant has received such intense selection from breeders for such a long period. The results are impressive and petunias rival pelargoniums in splendor and length of flowering, as demonstrated by this Mystical Midnight Gold variety. Plant it in large, dark-coloured designer pots, or in hanging baskets, with white, purple, or red petunias. You can also plant it in flower beds to edge borders of plants with grey or white foliage, such as ceraistes, silver ragwort, or artemisias. Combine it with oxalis, clovers, white bacopa, or Bidens with light flowers and large clumps of Pennisetum setaceum rubrum for large displays.

Note: Please be aware that plug plants are products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, repot and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outdoors once all risk of frost is passed.