SuperCal® Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa
An exceptional series known for large vibrant flowers and excellent performance; bonfire mix includes deep red, golden and creamy colored blooms; vigorous, early blooming, and able to handle summer heat; excellent resistance to powdery mildew
Attracts,Birds
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous,Deciduous
Family,
Family Name,Petchoa
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,Mid Spring to Late Summer
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Petchoa
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Fast
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,(annual)
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Massing, Edging, Garden, Container, Basket
Light Needs,Full Sun
Mature Height,22 inches
Mature Width,32 inches
Prune Time,Deadhead
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Average to Moist
Waterwise,
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
SuperCal® Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa is a dense herbaceous annual with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
SuperCal®: Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa is recommended for the following landscape applications:- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Features
SuperCal® Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa is blanketed in stunning dark red trumpet-shaped flowers with gold overtones at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Care
Planting & Growing
SuperCal® Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa will grow to be about 22 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 32 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 16 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
SuperCal® Premium Bonfire Mix Petchoa is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
