As I write this on April 3, today was the day the ruby-throated hummingbirds returned to my house. Oddly, it was a feast of the Calibrachoas Superbells. This story, however, starts the first week of October, which is when I planted them.
I’ve been touting this for zone 8 and warmer for a couple of years. To be honest, after what I have seen, I would definitely try them in zone 7, too. The problem, however, lies in the producer, the garden center and then in a large part, you, the gardener. In other words, are you a believer?
I plant in October for Supertunia petunias too, but for the sake of this column I am sticking with Calibrachoas Superbells. My first butterfly sighting of 2022 was Jan. 9, a large pristine cloudless sulphur on Superbells Grape Punch.
