SUPERCAL PETUNIA BLUE TRIAL
SUPERCAL PETUNIA BLUE SERIES

SUPERCAL PETUNIA BLUE SERIES

The Hells series returns in a big way for 2022, following deregulation of the AIDFR gene by the USDA, with six varieties which include three original colors: Flamin’ Rose, Fruit Punch and Glow, and three new introductions: Forge, Ember Red and Heat. There are now six unique colors in the Sky series for 2022.

SUPERCAL PETUNIA BLUE TRIAL

Enchanted Sky was trialed in baskets, containers and beds throughout the country, and was a component in my container trial where it flowered prolifically and consistently. The traits of this new selection conform to the series, which are earliness and a mounded semi-vigorous habit.

The speckled pattern will decrease as the summer progresses, but the vibrant multicolored flowers more than make up for that condition with stable and eye-catching petals. Enchanted Sky manifested floriferousness, a stable flower pattern, and minimal petal shrinkage under extreme high day and night temperatures throughout the summer in all regions of the country. Many sources describe the flower pattern slightly differently, and this is justifiable since color is relative and predicated on environmental conditions. Selecta continues to expand the Sky series and Enchanted Sky is a wonderful addition with white speckled rose-pink flowers with a white throat. Its flowers with deep purple stars and strong purple veination made it one of the most striking and distinctive petunias in the summer trials! The series, with its diverse mix of unusual colors, will make outstanding combinations in containers or hanging baskets. Indigo Vein caused quite a stir in the trial gardens this summer because of its unique veined flower pattern. The series is daylength neutral, with a vigorous and mounded habit. The Tea series offers a wide range of flower patterns consisting of solids, bicolors and morn types. There are now 15 varieties including Indigo Vein, which I am highlighting. In light of the plethora of seed and vegetative petunia series in the market, it has taken time for this series to gain any semblance of market share, but with continued exposure, trialing, new and exciting introductions, and overall performance, more suppliers have added this series to their product list for 2022. I have been following the development and performance of this series since their entry in summer trials in 2018. and is represented and distributed by Beekenkamp. The vegetative petunia Tea series was bred by David Kerley and Co. These new petunia varieties were introduced by multiple breeders and were on display in containers, baskets and trial beds.īeekenkamp offers a diverse portfolio of genetics including petunias, begonias, celosias, dahlias, kalanchoes and poinsettias. The petunia varieties I have highlighted in this article were in multiple regional trials this summer and demonstrated unique flower patterns, ostentatious colors and excellent summer performance. The progression and introduction of vivacious and unique petunias continues for 2022. In one of my articles last summer I described the petunia breeding evolution and and their development and then followed up with a description of many exciting and dynamic petunia introductions for 2021.

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