Spring has sprung. With the 2021 trial season just around the corner, many new varieties of petunias, calibrachoas, and petchoas will be on display to bring some color to any garden.
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Calibrachoa Rainbow Series (Dümmen Orange)
These varieties have a unique characteristic that causes the bloom color to change based on temperature, light level, and day length when the bud is initiated, giving a constantly changing tricolor effect to the plants. The overall tones will be richer and deeper colors in the early spring and autumn seasons and brighter, more vibrant tones in the summer months. Rainbow varieties are heat-tolerant, making them a top performer in summer baskets, large containers, and even in-ground plantings.
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Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ (Ball FloraPlant)
Take ‘Bee’s Knees’ to the next level by using it in combos for premium retail containers and baskets. ‘Bee’s Knees’ puts on a show all season long with its bright yellow color. Check out several new MixMasters combos for 2022, including Oh Beehave featuring Double Petunia ‘Midnight Gold’.
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Petunia ‘Headliner Enchanted Sky’ (Selecta One)
The Sky Family of petunias continues to expand in 2022 with an exciting new Sky assortment pattern. Enchanted Sky features a hazy white star and sky pattern backed in a cheery pink flower color. The Headliner series is known for its mounded, medium vigor habit that is great for hanging baskets and mixes.
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Petunia ‘Hells Heat’ (Westhoff)
With the deregulation of the A1DFR gene in petunias, Westhoff has brought back some of its original Hells Petunia varieties and introduced several new, improved colors. The new Petunia ‘Hells Heat’ has blooms with a fluorescent orange color on well-branched plants. It is great for small pots or combination plantings.
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Petunia ‘Limbo GP Yellow Lime’ and ‘Mambo GP Yellow Lime’ (Hem Genetics)
In petunias, yellow is a difficult color to bring into the genetically dwarf series. For Hem Genetics’ Limbo GP grandiflora and Mambo GP multiflora series, new Yellow Lime color is added. Lovely pastel lemon-lime color mixes great with other pastels and provides highlights in mixed plantings. Both varieties are Ball Seed exclusives through Spring 2023.
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Petunia ‘Opera Supreme Lemon’ (American Takii)
‘Opera Supreme Lemon’ features a 36-inch spread while maintaining a low habit, no more than 10 inches in height. The plants flower from the center out, so the plant is full of color from center to tip. Bred to have tight internodes, each branch is packed with flowers for great rain recovery. These plants are grown to stay colorful, from grower to retail to consumer.
Heavenly Cabernet joins Surfinia petunias. The blooms are a deep burgundy-purple color with dark throats. Habit is semi-trailing, like ‘Surfinia Heavenly Blue.’ Surfinia petunias are known for their garden performance and weather tolerance. They are a great choice for premium hanging baskets.
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Spreading Petunia E3 Easy Wave (Wave Petunias)
It’s early; it’s efficient; it’s the evolution of Easy Wave. E3 is a brand-new Wave series that flowers at 10 hours day length, so it’s ready to kick off spreading petunia sales even earlier at retail. It has a manageable, uniform shape and vigor, and offers simple production to save on labor costs. In the garden, it fulfills the Wave promise of easy, spreading color.
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x Petchoa hybrida SuperCal – Five New Color Introductions (Sakata Ornamentals)
SuperCal is the all-weather petunia. When it comes to garden performance, SuperCal and SuperCal Premium deliver intensely colorful, long-lasting, large flowers that bloom early and extend into the fall season. New introductions include Pink Improved, Premium Pearl White, Premium Purple Dawn, Premium Sunset Orange, and Premium Yellow Sun.
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Calibrachoa Rainbow Series (Dümmen Orange)
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Petunia ‘Bee’s Knees’ (Ball FloraPlant)
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Petunia ‘Headliner Enchanted Sky’ (Selecta One)
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Petunia ‘Hells Heat’ (Westhoff)
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Petunia ‘Limbo GP Yellow Lime’ and ‘Mambo GP Yellow Lime’ (Hem Genetics)
As seen in this slideshow, these nine varieties are just a taste of what is to come at California Summer Trials. The season is all about color, and these varieties come in all colors of the rainbow. They are a great way to add diversity to any garden needing some vibrancy, with blooms this year ranging from oranges and yellows to purples and even color-changing to reflect the current light levels.
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Here are some of the new varieties of petunias, calibrachoas, and petchoas to expect at California Summer Trials 2021. Watch for more slideshows covering a wide range of new offerings!
April 28, 2021 
