The Garden Guy traveled for a few days to speak in Lafayette, La., and returned home to see my ‘Punch’ had exploded in color. I am referring to Superbells Calibrachoas Pomegranate Punch, Grape Punch and Tangerine Punch. There are seven punch selections in what has now become a whopping 42 varieties of Superbells.
They are all so rich in color, it makes you think they are almost too beautiful to be true. In addition to the punch selections I am growing, there are also Watermelon Punch, Black Currant Punch, Strawberry Punch and Blue Moon Punch. All are so lush and vibrant in color that they would be perfect for a Hawaiian beach towel.
The stunning thing to my friends and even my color guru son is that I planted them in mixed containers in October, or succinctly put, six months ago. They were never protected or moved from their location other than chasing the sun a little. The Garden Guy lives in Zone 8a and though we did not have the 50-year freeze of Texas, we had many more hours below 32 than the past two years.
