Black Pearl Lisianthus Seeds

Midnight Violet with Double Petal Power!
Perfect for cutting!
Genus: Eustoma
Species: grandiflorum
Variety: ‘Roseanne Black Pearl F1’
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 15 seeds
Bloom Start to End: Mid Summer – Late Summer
Habit: Upright
Seeds Per Pack: 15
Plant Height: 2 ft 8 in – 3 ft 4 in
Plant Width: 12 in – 15 in
Additional Characteristics: Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Cut-and-Come-Again, Double Blooms, Flower, Free Bloomer, Season Extenders
Bloom Color: Dark Purple
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist,  well-drained
Resistance: Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance: Normal,  loamy
Uses: Beds, Cut Flowers, Outdoor

The darkest, most dramatic purple in the Lisianthus family is also the longest-lasting! Black Pearl lives up to its name with full, rounded, double-flowered blooms of deepest violet. They arise on stems that are stronger and longer-lasting than ever before, so you just might get a few extra days of bloom out of every flower!

The petal edges are slightly ruffled on Black Pearl, creating even more depth in this already sizable flower. Even the buds are fun: very large, they are lime-green, with the dark petal tips peeking out to form an edging that looks black!

Best of all, you will get more buds and blooms from every plant, thanks to this Lizzie’s superior disease resistance. Now you can make the most of every seed in the packet, and fill your vases with these magnificent blooms all summer. Expect Black Pearl to reach up to 40 inches high, with numerous flowering stems set with buds!

Lisianthus is such a long-lasting, dramatic cutflower that you might expect it to be difficult to grow from seed, but it is quite simple. Start the seeds indoors in late winter, germinating them uncovered (on top of the medium in a seed flat or either on top or inside the hole of the Bio Sponge in your Bio Dome). Germination occurs in 2 weeks or less at 65 to 68 degrees F. Transplant the seedlings when they have at least 2 sets of true leaves and the soil has warmed in spring, past all danger of frost. They are ideal for the cutting garden, but also combine well in the annual garden with other flowering and foliage plants. Pkt is 15 seeds.