You can enjoy a continuous procession of flowers from spring to frost without a lot of effort.Īn evergreen perennial throughout most of Australia, or annual in areas of hard frost. They have a super strong root system so will cope well in stressful situations. SuperCal Petchoas have superior mildew resistance, in fact in our trials we have seen no mildew at all. 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 are heavy feeders. Grow your SuperCal Petchoas in a sunny spot with well drained soil. 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, they can be grown in gardens, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, as ground covers, garden edging or as filler plants in your borders. They are frost tolerant and don’t mind the heat, in fact they are more tolerant than either Petunias or Calibrachoas. If you are planting 4 pots, 1 plant per pot should be sufficient if you have enough time. Use a well-drained soil in your baskets and plant your starter plants deep, allowing the ellepot to be completely covered by the soil.
SuperCal Petchoas will soon be one of your favourite plants. Planting Supercal Premium Sunray Pink Liners We recommend planting 3-4 starter plants per 10 basket. 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 remain open, even after rainfall. You can enjoy a continuous procession of flowers from spring to frost without a lot of effort. 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 have superior mildew resistance, in fact in our trials we have seen no mildew at all. SuperCal Petchoas are a hybrid of Petunias and Calibrachoas and give you the best of both worlds. Petchoas are a hybrid between petunias and callibrachoas exhibiting.
Dazzlingly bright pink flowers are sure to make you smile.
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