Pretty Petchoas

By LarryR
January 16, 2020

There's a new annual on the spring planting scene that's giving petunias and calibrachoas a run for their money. Meet the petchoa. The name looks and sounds strange, but it's merely the combination of the first part of "petunia" and the last part of "calibrachoa." The plant itself is a cross of the two.

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Jan 18, 2020 7:05 AM CST
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Do these flowers need to be pinched like petunias or are they pinch-free like calibrachoas?
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Jan 18, 2020 7:20 AM CST
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According to this article, it doesn't look like they need to be pinched.

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Jan 18, 2020 9:44 AM CST
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Jan 18, 2020 11:49 AM CST
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Thanks, Larry! I'll be on the lookout for them this spring.
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