Add a dramatic touch to your garden with Eustoma Grandiflorum Black Pearl Seeds, known as Lisianthus, prized for their deep, dark, rose-like blooms. Ideal for potted displays, cut flower gardens, and ornamental beds, these perennials provide long-lasting color and elegance.
Eustoma Grandiflorum Black Pearl is easy to grow, attracts pollinators, and is perfect for gardeners seeking unique and eye-catching flowers for indoor or outdoor planting.
Features
- Produces dark, velvety blooms
- Ideal for pots, cut flower gardens, and ornamental flower beds
- Long flowering season from summer through early fall
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
- Easy to cultivate and maintain
- Adds elegance, drama, and visual interest to any garden or floral arrangement
Specifications
- Scientific Name: Eustoma Grandiflorum
- Common Name (U.S.): Lisianthus
- Seed Type: Annual/perennial flower seeds
- Color: Deep black/dark purple
- Plant Height: 1224 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer to early fall
- USDA Zones: 811 (grown as annual in cooler zones)
- Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
- Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
- Planting Depth: 1/81/4 inch
- Germination Time: 1014 days
- Optimal Germination Temperature: 7075F (2124C)
- Spacing: 812 inches apart
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to encourage rebloom; stake taller plants to prevent flopping; fertilize lightly every 23 weeks
Planting Guide
- Sow Seeds: Start indoors 810 weeks before the last frost or direct sow in warm outdoor beds.
- Transplanting: Move seedlings outdoors after soil and air temperatures stabilize.
- Location: Full sun to partial shade with fertile, well-draining soil.
- Watering: Maintain consistent moisture during germination and early growth; reduce slightly as plants mature.
- Care: Fertilize lightly every 23 weeks, deadhead blooms for extended flowering, and provide support for taller varieties.