Life's a beach with Acapulco Sun ‘Recipe of the Year’
The Garden Guy always gets a smile when I present a beautiful mixed container on my Facebook page and the first response is can those flowers hang in partnership with my Bubblegum?
By that they mean will their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum, the winner of 323 awards filling 11 pages coverup all the flowers I am presenting. The answer is most likely yes and it’s time to head to the beach, or more precisely Supertunia Bermuda Beach.
This doesn’t mean stop growing Supertunia Vista Bubblegum that will bloom all summer while leaping tall buildings, (just kidding). It does mean if you want to grow the Proven Winners' "Recipe of the Year," Acapulco Sun the dazzling Bermuda Skies or the delectable Cherryade you need to know and grow Supertunia Bermuda Beach.
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James, my color design guru son, recently discovered Supertunia Bermuda Beach and told me about this great new variety. I kind of chuckled as I told him this award winner came out when he was in high school. The salmon coral color of the blooms fits the Bermuda name perfectly. Notice its name does not have the word Vista in it telling you right away it is easier to work in smaller designer containers. James used Bermuda Beach with Supertunia Mini Vista Violet Star which was a beautiful partnership.
Supertunia Bermuda Beach called The Best Petunia Period at its debut reaches 12-inches tall with a potential spread of 30 inches. It doesn’t need deadheading but at some point, usually around August first for us it will need cutting back. Regular feeding needs to be part of the regimen. We are partial to using a dilute water-soluble mix every other week.
Acapulco Sun, one of the Recipe of the Year winners is the ultimate for those of you who love salmon, coral and peach. It features Superbells Coralina calibrachoa, Superbena Peachy Keen verbena and of course Supertunia Bermuda Beach. It is perfect for baskets and small to mid-size containers.
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As I was looking at Supertunia Bermuda Beach recipes. I also fell in love with one called Cherryade. The partners are Superbells Pomegranate Punch calibrachoa and the dark purple Sweet Caroline Raven sweet potato. This is simply put, drop dead gorgeous.
The recipe called Bermuda Skies is magical and a feast for the eyes. It is light and like the first breath of spring. It features Superbells Yellow Chiffon calibrachoa which is a soft yellow. The sky in the name no doubt comes from Laguna Sky Blue lobelia.
Southerners may say lobelia disappears with the heat, that is perhaps more so when growing as a monoculture but in a mixed container with other plants you will have that touch or blue scattered throughout much longer than you anticipate. The Laguna series is new and introduces heat tolerance to a most loved plant.
We are all ready for spring, we are all ready for our Bubblegum as the throngs of gardeners would say. But The Garden Guy urges you to head back to the beach, Supertunia Bermuda Beach for designs of salmon coral color like Acapulco Sun — the Recipe of the Year.
Norman Winter is a horticulturist. He is a former director of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Follow him on Facebook at Norman Winter “The Garden Guy.” See more columns by Norman at SavannahNow.com/lifestyle/home-garden/
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah GA gardens: Apcapulco Sun is one to try at your home
