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Calibrachoa Million Bells Trailing Pink 'Sunbelkupi' PBR (Million Bells Series)

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Characteristics

Plant type

Annual/Biennial

Habit

Trailing

Resilience

Hardiness

old H1+3 (required heated glass; may be grown outside in summer)

Colour

Flower

Pink in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Foliage

Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

Up to 10 cm

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1 year


Preferred common name

calibrachoa [Million Bells Trailing Pink]

Family

Solanaceae


Calibrachoa are tender woody-based perennials usually grown as annuals, mostly trailing in habit, with simple leaves and petunia-like, trumpet-shaped flowers over a long period

Million Bells Trailing Pink is a compact, trailing plant with pink flowers to 3cm wide opening from late spring to autumn

How to grow

Sunlight

  • Full sun

Aspect

  • South-facing or West-facing
  • Sheltered

Cultivation

A sunny, sheltered site is essential for the best flowers

Soil

  • Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
  • Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
  • Sand, Clay, Chalk or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Banks and Slopes, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Patio/Container Plants


How to care

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Can get aphids, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be subject to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus