![]() ![]() ‘Supercal' comes in 7 colors with ‘Terracotta' and ‘Vanilla Blush' adding a whole new unique color palette. When in bloom the plants are so completely coated in flowers it is truly hard to see the foliage, and you never have to deadhead. Super vigorous plants quickly fill out baskets and will grow 12-16” tall and spread to 24-30” wide. Petchoa are also “day-length neutral”, which means they bloom early and keep on flowering. Seldom do they suffer from that bane of all Texas gardeners Powdery Mildew. The plants are more alkaline tolerant than Calibrachoa so they don't turn yellow the moment you plant them. Unlike petunias the foliage isn't sticky, so dead flowers and debris doesn't stick to the leaves. ![]() ‘Supercal' Petchoa really does have the ideal combination of its parent's traits. To be truthful neither petunias nor Calibrachoa really excel in the Dallas area, so how was this new hybrid really going to do for me? Well come to find out after 3 years of testing they have become one of our favorite cool season hanging basket and container plants, outlasting both of its parents every year. I was just getting familiar with the genus Calibrachoa, also commonly called Million Bells, which only appeared on the garden scene a few years back and now breeders have gone and crossed it with Petunias! As usual my first question to the breeder was “why the heck would you do that?” They answered it would offer the best of both parents making a “better” plant for our extreme climate. I remember my first question was “what the heck is it, or did they misspell the names on the tag?” I had to do some research and call the breeding company to discover that Petchoa is a new hybrid genus of the closely related Petunia and Calibrachoa (Million Bells), with ‘Supercal' as the variety name. I certainly hadn't 3 years ago when we received our first plants for the Dallas Arboretum Trial Gardens. I bet you've probably never heard of the genus ‘Petchoa' or the variety ‘Supercal' before. Meet the vigorous new offspring of petunias and calibrachoa Submitted by Jimmy Turner, Senior Director of Gardens, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens It has stronger roots which reduce susceptibility to disease, it is also resistive powdery mildew.Offering the best traits of both the Petunia and Calibrachoa, the Petchoa is as hardy as it is beautiful Plant it in moist, fertile but well-drained soil. Grow Petunia SuperCal® Premium Caramel Yellow in the sun. How to grow Petunia SuperCal® Premium Caramel Yellow: They grow bushy so you don’t need to pinch the tips. It has a trailing habit, making it ideal for borders and containers. The flowers are bright yellow with a copper-colored center. Petunia SuperCal® Premium ‘Caramel Yellow‘ flowers from spring into autumn. of California has bred and filed the trademark for Petunia SuperCal® Premium Caramel Yellow, in 2019. SuperCal and SuperCal Premium series are of superior quality to other types of petunias. Petunia SuperCal® Premium ‘Caramel Yellow’ ![]() This hybrid tolerates heat, cold, and rain. They call it the Petchoa hybrida, Petunia ‘SAKPXC024’, SuperCal ® Premium Caramel Yellow Petchoa, or Petunia x Calibrachoa hybrid ‘Caramel Yellow’. It is a cross between petunia and calibrachoa. Petunia SuperCal® Premium ‘Caramel Yellow‘ is a hybrid perennial Petunia from the Solanaceae family of plants. ![]()
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