![]() ![]() Here are just a few, but keep in mind that many of these varieties won’t be available in garden centers until 2019 and some might never make it there. Petunias now have stripes, spots, hearts and more. I saw 5 million petunias during California Spring Trials, where plant breeders show off their latest introductions in hopes that growers, brokers and retailers will want to carry them. New varieties are being bred to not flop when it rains, hold their color longer, have more flowers and do the dishes. There’s a reason why plant breeders continue to work to make them better-hence the self-shedding varieties that don’t require deadheading-and more colorful than ever. I don’t know what the most commonly sold annual in the United States is, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was petunias. For my money few plants can provide the color punch of a petunia, particularly a vigorous variety that fills a container and spills over the edges.Īnd I’m not alone by a long shot. And apparently petunias have a scent, that some loathers love and some lovers hate, but I never even noticed it.įor better or worse, I fall in the lover category. If you loath them, they are floppy, sticky, messy, unimaginative plants. If you love them you see a plant that provides loads of color all summer long and comes in just about every color under the sun. I had no idea a flower could elicit such strong feeling in such vastly different directions, but I’ve recently become away that petunias are controversial. They remain evergreen perennials throughout most of Australia but in areas of hard frost should be treated as annuals.My guess is that you feel very strongly about them you probably either love them or hate them. You can enjoy a continuous procession of flowers from spring to frost without a lot of effort. They have a strong root system so will cope well in stressful situations. SuperCal Petchoas even have superior mildew resistance. Prune back as flowering starts to wane in winter and await their reshoot in early spring, you will have years of love from these plants.Īs you can imagine it is a difficult breeding program to merge two plants and to do it so successfully is a testament to the advancement of the nursery industry. You will need more water in pots to keep them happy and healthy as potting mix is perfectly drained. Water to establish and then keep moist in active growth. With a long history of use in herbal medicine, it blooms from spring to fall. Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, is a native perennial for Zones 3 to 8 with daisy-like flowers. Check our petunia growing guide to learn more. You can add a liquid fertiliser every other week to keep them blooming at their best, or use a slow release fertiliser spring and summer – remember they flower a lot so need a good supply of nutrients. SuperCal® ‘Premium Caramel Yellow’ is available from Burpee in four-plant bundles. Grow your SuperCal Petchoas in a sunny spot with well drained soil. They are frost tolerant and don’t mind the heat - in fact they are more tolerant than either Petunias or Calibrachoas. SuperCal Petchoas will soon be one of your favourite plants. Plus, the plants are self cleaning, so you don’t have the hassle of sticky flowers as you do with Petunias. The blooms open across three seasons and are fantastic no matter the weather the flowers remaining open, even after rainfall. You get the big flowers and easy growing nature of the Petunias and the colour, trailing habit and flower power of the Calibrachoa. SuperCal Petchoas are a hybrid of Petunias and Calibrachoas and give you the best of both worlds. Items ship pre-bloom and are slightly smaller than the images shown and will grow into mature plants. They also have great rain tolerance and are disease resistant. These beautiful blooms are low maintenance and heat tolerant. yellow Petchoa SUPERCAL 5-pack from METROLINA GREENHOUSES. The plants have a naturally rounded, well branched habit so there is no need to pinch out the foliage. Enhance your garden scapes or patio containers with this 1 qt. In pots, choose ones that are around 30-40cm so that the foliage can spill from the sides. ![]() In the garden, place them around 40cm apart. SuperCal Petchoas are so wonderfully versatile, they have a semi trailing to trailing habit and can be grown in gardens, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, as ground covers, garden edging or filler plants in your borders. There are flashes of red at the centre of the petals. A super sweet choice alone, or mixed with other shades. ![]() Rich golden petals with lashings of caramel. ![]()
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