You can choose Marine Heliotrope, Heliotropium arborescens. It is a beau=
tiful,
exotic plant with dark green leaves and dark blue 4-6 inch flower cluster=
s above
branching stems. It is called Marine because it is really dark bleu. It h=
as a
vanilla fragrance, which is very nice. I have been planting heliotropes f=
or the
past 4 years and I love them. I start seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before la=
st
frost date. I think that they can grow to 10 - 12 feet high. But if you o=
nly
want petunias, I cannot help you.

Fran=E7oise.

Cereus-validus wrote:

Blue flowered Petunias are biochemically impossible. The floral pigment=
is
carotenoid and the closest you could ever get is a deep purple, never
anything approaching a true blue.

Lobelia erinus is the traditional plant grown for a true blue flower co=
lor.
There are also selections of it with white, pink and red flowers!

"Scout Lady" wrote in message
...
I have been looking for blue petunia's and although I found some that=
say
they are blue they look purple rather than blue. Is it my monitor or =
are
there petunia's that are dark blue in color?

Anyone have a suggestion for an alternative blue flower? I am plannin=
g on
a
fourth of July party and I wanted to do one of the back flowerbeds in=
red,
white and blue for a change in color. Petunia's always grew quite wel=
l in
this space so I'm trying to stick with something I know will grow wel=
l or
equally as well.


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