Great article and a lovely new plant but I have a question. Calibrachoa is considered an annual here, so are petunias; I am assuming this pretty new cross is also an annual. Do you know its hardiness zones?

They are perennials in Zone 10 and are semi-evergreen. But you are right, they are treated as annuals all around the world.

Here's one of my baskets with a blue petchoa

Very informative article! Now I have to go look them up in the db.
Thank you Joanna.

Thanks Joanne - I'd love to see your basket of blue!

Me too!

Joannabanana said:They are perennials in Zone 10 and are semi-evergreen. But you are right, they are treated as annuals all around the world.

Here's one of my baskets with a blue petchoa

Where's the pic?

Thanks for doing this! I think I'll give them a try, this year or next.

oops, here's my pictures

Beautiful, thank you!

Impressive! Nice combo of plants too.

Those are the ones I commented on after you posted the images. Red, white and blue - USA (flag) colors! I always want to do a red white and blue combo!

Beautiful pics and flowers!

Great combo. That is a great article, now I have to go look for these!

I've never seen them offered before anywhere.

Thanks everyone! I wasn't expecting this article to show up in perennial week, but since it has, I will take more photos of the Petchoas in my garden. I have put them in all the window boxes on the house and in a big pot in my container garden near my greenhouse. If it's not raining later, I will take more photos.
You may have better luck finding it sold as a hanging basket and not as individual potted plants. You may also find that you may have to educate the garden centre staff since they may be unaware of what the Pechoas are. If the baskets do not have a variety tag, a great way to tell it is a petchoa is strong color blooms, big petunia size blooms, foliage is non-sticky and small leaf. Flowers are the size of multiflora petunias and plant foliage looks more like calibrachoa.

These photos are from 2010. The Petchoa is darker pink to the right of the Vista Bubblegum petunia pot

Your home and flowers always look so happy, Joanna!
Thanks for introducing us to a lovely new plant.

Ooooo, I want, I want!!! Thanks for the introduction to this great new plant!

I called around this morning and I can't find it locally, then I looked through all the online companies that sponsored this week's perennial raffle - then I realized they sold mostly perennials - so then I finally found Petchoa available in GardenHarvestSupply.com. They also had gorgeous pictures and there's a terra cotta color that's to die for.

I'll keep looking for it; it's going to be a popular plant for sure.

WOW, what a gorgeous yard. Joanne that 2nd shot of your flowers would be a great image set.

I wonder how they would do in the Texas heat? Petunias are a 'winter' basket around here and die off quickly in the spring for me.

Right now I'm working on vincas in my baskets because it's too hot for anything else.

Sharon said:Your home and flowers always look so happy, Joanna!
Thanks for introducing us to a lovely new plant.

Beautiful and colorful gardens and backyard!

Nice article, Joanne! I love the Terracotta color. Your garden is so beautiful