How to Deadhead a Petchoa Petunia

Petchoa petunias are a hybrid of two common annual flowers, Petunia and Calibrachoa. Petchoa petunias combine the best genetic traits of the parent plants and have similar growing needs. They tolerate a wider range of temperatures, including the heat of summer, than other petunias and do not have sticky leaves. Their rounded form makes them ideal for hanging baskets. Deadheading petchoa petunias encourages new blooms all summer long. If the dead blossoms remain on the plant, the plant will put energy into making seed instead of flowers.

Things You'll Need

• Small pruning shears or scissors

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Instructions

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     Pinch petchoa petunia blooms between your fingers to remove them once they have faded and withered. Discard the spent blooms.

   • 2

     Snip petchoa petunia back by 2 to 3 inches mid-summer with scissors or pruning shears if the plants become leggy or spindly. This mild pruning restores the plant to its healthy, compact form.

   • 3

     Remove any diseased or yellowed leaves throughout the summer. Since the Petchoa petunia tolerates heat, you'll have fewer problems with yellowed, ragged foliage, but removing any that does appear will improve the plant's appearance.