These plants offer the large flowers of petunias and the bountiful blooms of calibrachoa (nicknamed ‘Million Bells’). Petchoas are a unique hybrid between a Petunia and a Calibrachoa. One of our favorite petunia series, is ‘Petchoa, SuperCals’. Not only are petunias heat tolerant, but their vibrant blooms add just the right amount of color to your yard. Your summer garden isn’t complete without sun-loving petunias. All are equally stunning and easy to grow. Just check the tag to see how big each variety gets, and select one suited for the spot you are planting. Check out our plant library to see why we carry so many different flavors of chartreuse Ipomoeas, some spread less than others, one is humongous, and there are many different leaf shapes to choose from.
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If you decide to put it in planters, they should be Very large planters to really enjoy the full effect. The hotter it gets, the faster they grow! If you have deer or rabbits in your neighborhood you’ll want to treat with Liquid Fence or Deer Off to close down their favorite breakfast buffet! They nicknamed Sweet Potato Vine ‘Marguerite’ the ‘60 mile-per-hour’ landscape plant because it’s neon-chartreuse foliage carpet is something you can’t help but rubber-neck when speeding by. You’ll enjoy these luscious vines as a spiller in your favorite container or as a great addition to your landscape in the sunny spots of your yard. They have beautiful foliage that can spread 3 to 6 feet or more! Not only are they heat and drought tolerant, but they are also easy to grow and low-maintenance. One of our Kaw Valley favorites, you can count on this high-performing annual to still be alive even after weeks of scorching core-of-the-earth temperatures!Īnother of our favorite trailing annuals is Sweet Potato Vine. You’ll love the cool, soothing effect of its silky smooth, shiny silver foliage in your hanging baskets or container gardens. Dichondra Silver Falls can grow up to 4 feet long and is extremely heat and drought resistant. Trailing plants that thrive in the heat are a perfect way to fill your sunny porch or patio. Here are a few of our favorite sun-loving annuals. Luckily, there are gorgeous annuals that love the heat AND are low-maintenance. They remain evergreen perennials throughout most of Australia but in areas of hard frost should be treated as annuals.Beautiful sunshine can result in some really hot summer days, especially in our midwestern area! Preventing your garden from being scorched by the sun can be intimidating. You can enjoy a continuous procession of flowers from spring to frost without a lot of effort. They have a super 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. Water to establish and then keep moist in active growth. 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. 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. The plants have a naturally rounded, well branched habit so there is no need to pinch out the foliage. In pots, chose ones that are around 30cm so that the foliage can spill from the sides. In the garden, place them around 40cm apart. SuperCal Petchoas are so wonderfully versatile with a semi trailing to trailing habit, they can be grown in gardens, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, as ground covers, garden edging or as filler plants in your borders. Deep, mauve blue flowers with an even darker throat.
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