Calibrachoa

Calibrachoa aka Million Bells. Available colors: Coral, Dark Red, Mango, Papaya, Ultra Purple & Yellow.

Common Name: million bells
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Solanaceae
Zone: 9 to 11
Height: 0.25 to 0.75 feet
Spread: 0.50 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: June to frost
Bloom Description: Violet, blue, pink, red, magenta, yellow, bronze, white
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Annual
Flower: Showy

Tender perennial that is winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11. In St. Louis, it is grown as an annual. It is easily grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates very light shade, but flowering decreases as the amount of part shade increases. Also tolerates drought. Purchase plants in spring and set out after the last frost. Plants produce little if any seed and must be vegetatively propagated. Most hybrid cultivars are patented thus prohibiting vegetative propagation. Deadheading is not required. Unlike its petunia relatives, calibrachoa does not typically decline during the heat of St. Louis summers.

For more information visit: Missouri Botanical Garden