New plant introductions: the Black Petunia
The Black Velvet Petunia by Ball Growers
This year’s California Spring Trials introduced the elegant black petunia called ‘Black Velvet’. Black flowers are rare in the garden and highly prized. This one really does look as if it is made of delicate black velvet. Along with several other black pansies, Ball Growers has developed a line of dark colored pansies that are eye-catching and unique. Some of these other black varieties are already on the market. Use black petunias with plants of any color in the garden bed, edge them along a border as a dark outline or pile them into a decorative pot and place them in an entry were they won’t fail to capture attention.
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Could you please tell me where I can get or order the black velvet petunia ??
Right now the ‘Black Velvet’ petunia is still being cultivated by growers for distribution. Some of the other black petunias are already being sold. The ‘Phantom’ and ‘Pinstripe’ are just hitting the markets and one site carrying the ‘Phantom’ petunia is : http://www.tripletreenurseryland.com/products. They also carry the sun-dry newly introduced ‘Tomaccio’ tomato that you can dry on the vine or bake (see my article on the Tomaccio). There are dark petunias available, but the ‘Black Velvet’ will not be available until later this year or 2011. You will have to keep an eye out for who decides to carry it. Ball is the company that developed the ‘Black Velvet’ petunia hybrid. Growing and distribution are still in process by whichever companies bought the hybrid from Ball this year.
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