Petunia Pirouette Red Seeds produce large, ruffled red flowers with broad white edging. Their theatrical bicolour form brings strong texture and contrast to sunny displays.
Grow Guide: How to grow Petunia Pirouette Red from seed in South Africa.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: F1 double grandiflora petunia, grown as a frost-tender annual
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Scientific Name: Petunia × hybrida
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Seed Form: Pelleted seed; sow one pellet per cell
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South African Sowing Time: Start protected trays about 8–10 weeks before safe planting-out weather; use the regional guide for local timing
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Position: Full sun; light afternoon relief only during severe heat
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Sow Method: Surface-sow on pre-moistened fine mix, press into contact and do not cover; bright light supports home germination
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Pretreatment: None; mist thoroughly so the pellet coating softens
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Germination: Usually 7–10 days at 22–24°C; controlled breeder trays may be faster
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Spacing: 25–36 cm
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Growth Form: Mounded and upright
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Height: 25–38 cm
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Spread: 25–30 cm
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Flowering: Usually about 12–16 weeks from sowing in home conditions
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Current Packet Options: 25 pelleted seed, 500 pelleted seed, 5000 pelleted seed
Why Grow This Variety
- Ruffled flowers add depth and texture.
- Red petals and broad white edging create bold contrast.
- Blooms reach approximately 7.5 cm wide.
- Spring-to-autumn flowering supports lasting colour.
Garden Uses
Use Pirouette Red in full-sun containers, borders or hanging baskets where its ruffled bicolour flowers can form a focal point.
Growing Notes
- Use clean, fine, freely drained seedling mix. Surface-sow and mist the pellet until its coating softens; never bury it.
- Keep the surface evenly moist and humid only until emergence, then provide bright light and airflow.
- Move seedlings at about three true leaves and harden them gradually for 7–10 days before planting outside.
- Plant at the exact spacing above in fertile, freely drained soil and water at the root.
- Shelter double blooms from hard rain, water at the root and remove collapsed flowers promptly.
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