![]() ![]() The soil should never stay wet or soggy, otherwise the roots could rot.įertilize petchoas regularly during the growing season or make it easy on yourself and use a slow-release fertilizer at planting time. Water them regularly to keep them from wilting - but take care not to overwater. In containers, choose a potting mix designed for use in pots. Like most flowering annuals (including petunias and calibrachoas, to which they're related), petchoas prefer moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter if you grow them in gardens. They can tolerate some partial shade, but they won't bloom as well and are more likely to get lanky, unattractive stems without enough sun. ![]() Grow petchoas in full sun (at least six to eight hours of direct light a day). Our flower gardening experts are happy to help! If you have questions about how to grow petchoas, just drop us an email. You can also use them to perfect effect in hanging baskets. In pots, use them as lovely filler plants to add color and texture, or as spiller plants, to cascade over the side of the container. Most petchoa varieties have a mounding or trailing shape, making them versatile and perfect for both container gardens and landscaping. Happily, they don't suffer from some of the problems that their old-fashioned cousins do. Grow petchoas and you can be a trend setter! These flowers are gaining popularity because they're easy to grow and offer beautiful petunia-like flowers in a stunning range of colors. They're relatively new plants on the market, so a lot of gardeners haven't heard of them before. Has a nice lovely fragrance.Petchoas are beautiful sun-loving annual flowers for sun. Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Large deep blue-purple flowers, w/white specks. Expected to hold its speckled pattern into the heat. Great in gardens, containers, and hanging baskets. Radiant large purplish-red flowers, w/ylw specks. Good for pots, hanging baskets, and containers. Large, deep purple blooms with white spots are stellar against the dark green foliage. Perennial: Unique speckled pattern that will last through the summer heat. Bicolor blooms striped in red and white that cover the upright, mounding plants. Explodes with trumpet-shaped flowers throughout the summer. Great for hanging baskets, mixed containers, beds, borders, and containers. Perennial in mild climates.Īnnual or Short-Lived Perennial: The Peppy series have bicolored, striped blooms and flower in profusion. Blooms: deep blue to purple flowers w/lime to chartreuse edges. Gives off a unique 'glow in the dark' effect w/ its pale petal edging! It is perfect for hanging baskets, containers or as a ground cover. A newer variety w/ a mounding growth habit & an outrageously striking color combination. Great for hanging baskets, pots or as a ground cover. Bred for durability, its strong roots are meant to endure heat & drought. The Durabloom series provides well-branched, large, brightly-colored blooms spring-summer. USDA Z9.Īnnual or Tender Perennial: Deer resistant. PPAFĪnnual or Tender Perennial: Deer resistant. color: shades of rusty red-orng w/ylw throat. Ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes, container & mass planting. Displays a stunning mass of vibrant flowers. Perennial: Combines the best characteristics of Petunia & Calibrachoa strong vigor, exceptional flower power & lush foliage. Bloom color: shades of pale ylw, apricot & rose-pk. Ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes, container and mass planting. Disease resistant with no sticky foliage. Perennial: Combines the best characteristics of Petunia and Calibrachoa strong vigor, exceptional flower power & lush foliage. Great for smaller gardens, borders & mixed containers. This improved compact & sturdy British introduction forms a bushy mound of fragrant grey-green leaves w/ spike-like clusters of flowers. Nice border plant with spike-like clusters of flowers and gray-green foliage. ![]()
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