8/24/2023 0 Comments Petchoa bordeauxThere’s now even more choice in the commercially reliable Earley Pansy and Viola range too with seven new colours for 2020. More new 2020 varieties include two-tone Helianthus Sunbelievable and new Bellis Bam Bam with its large, showy flowers on non-stretching stems. Bottom row, left to right: Aroma Plums & Custard Imp, Aroma Heart of Gold Top row, left to right: SunPeddle Painted Plum, Cream Suprise, Lady Penelope. New varieties include large-flowered Cream Surprise and pretty Lady Penelope. New colours feature Sunpeddle Painted Plum, which provides a neat semi-trailing habit that makes it ideal for baskets, and two more colours for the Aroma collection. The bestselling Earley Nemesia range has also expanded with the introduction of five new fragrant bicolour options. Providing a great commercial growing opportunity, the increasing number of semi-trailing double-flowered varieties also makes it ideal for the hanging pot market.Ĭlockwise from top left: Faya, Laura, Maria, Lisa Early flowering, free branching and highly floriferous, Bella Fuchsia ensures impressive colour sales of neat compact plants from April. Pink on Chocolate (left) and Red on Chocolateįour new colours - Faya, Laura, Maria and Lisa - have been added to the versatile Bella Fuchsia series. No other begonia series in this class offers chocolate foliage. Large plants loaded with flowers make it great for landscapes and containers. Other range additions for 2020 include new varieties like the all-weather Begonia Viking Chocolate, which provides a fast-growing mass of colour. This all-weather X Petchoa is proving a rising star and a superb growing opportunity, already having featured in displays at Gardeners’ World Live, RHS Chelsea and was an award winner at the 10th HTA National Plant Show this summer. Many of which will be on display at Four Oaks from 3-4 September along with the new 2020 catalogues available to support customers’ 2020 purchase and growing decisions.Īward-winning BeautiCal is now available in two new colours including French Vanilla and Bordeaux. Petchoa is a hybrid plant created by Sakata under the name SuperCal because it combines the best aspects of Petunias and Calibrachoas into one plant.Aligning its products with market influences for 2020, Earley Ornamentals has selected new varieties and colours to meet the needs of professional commercial and retail growers. From the petunia side, Petchoas have strong roots and large flowers. From the calibrachoa genes it gets vibrant colors that hold up well in harsh conditions. The early flowering time makes Petchoa a desirable addition to a spring program for those shoppers looking for color before your traditional plants are ready to sell. Grow these plants for beds, hanging baskets, or as flowering cascaders in your combination pots. General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Linerįor best results with Petchoa, we recommend using a constant feed program of 250-300 ppm N with an EC level between 1.5-2.0. Extra iron can be applied to promote good leaf color. Grow Petchoa in a cool environment of 50-55F night temperatures. This will help keep the plant compact and encourage a well-toned growth without the use of PGRs. SuperCals can even take heavy frost, which makes them a good choice for cold-frame production. Our production schedule listed below takes into account colder temps. If you are not going to grow in a cold house, you can achieve faster production by 10-14 days. Pinching is recommended 5-10 days after transplantation. SpacingĬan be grown pot tight in an 1801. Space pots adequately to allow for light penetration and airflow between foliage of adjacent pots. We recommend six inches for 4” pots and eighteen inches for 10” pots. Pinching, growing in cool conditions, and bright light are the best ways to control Petchoa, but they are vigorous and may need PGRs. Greenhouse Product News published the following tips on using PGRs: “Plants respond well to foliar applications of daminozide at 2,500 to 5,000 ppm or paclobutrazol (Bonzi) at 20 to 30 ppm foliar spray or 2 to 3 ppm as a drench.
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