I work at a bedding and annuals nursery where we produce & finish millions of little plants. Petunias, marigolds, lobelia, impatiens, repeat. It’s a colorful experience. We grow flowers in almost every color; yellow, blue, purple, red, chartreuse, fuchsia, magenta, mauve and all the silly in between shades you can imagine. A few years ago they released a black petunia which as a novelty seemed pretty neat (actually a very dark purple, but still interesting.) As for 2016, the growers at Selecta have come up with something really amazing.

Petunia Night Sky is unlike any other petunia, or flower for that matter I have ever seen. I don’t know how you’d go about breeding such a strange looking flower but the plant nerd that stumbled upon this must have been pretty pleased with themselves. A white petunia that’s been dipped in blue ink. Reminds me of a nebula or an unraveling galaxy. Think a summer night sky after a full moon. The sky a dark blue with a cosmos of sparkling stars up above.

Each flower is unique and worthy of further observation. An interesting specimen for summer borders. I know you thought you’d never find a petunia your plant geek friends would like but here it is.

Easy to grow, good habit, incredible flowers.

Look out for these cool plants appearing at garden centers everywhere in the very near future. So neat.