Million Bells® Calibrachoa
The original Million Bells® are still best sellers, thanks to their vigorous growth, profuse blooming and demonstrated garden performance. Consumers love the spectrum of colors in Million Bells® Calibrachoas. The hybrids bred by Suntory® are vigorous, heat tolerant and amazingly prolific. They bloom well into fall.
Million Bells® best sellers
Million Bells® is a trade mark for the world renowned Calibrachoa from Suntory®, the first breeder to introduce this species to the worlds plant market. Million Bells® is an extremely tolerant of all conditions profuse flowering all the varieties are trailing in habit. Million Bells® are versatile plants which are well suited to hanging baskets, patio containers and window boxes. The Million Bells® range started out with just a few colours but nowadays a huge range of colours and patterns is available. Million Bells® are heat tolerant, cold hardy and produce flowers from spring to autumn.
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Care:
Needs low maintenance. Do not over water when young. Pinch the plant early on to encourage breaks & extra flowers. Constant feed with a complete water-soluble fertilizer is needed.
Application:
Million Bells® Trailing are ideal for hanging baskets, patio pots, combinations, window boxes and landscapes.
Habit:
Low-growing, vigorous trailing. Height: 2-6 inches. Length: 24 inches. Spread: up to 48 inches.
When working with Million Bells® calibrachoas, start them warm in a well-drained soil mix, then finish cool after they are well established. The key is to keep the pH down to help prevent Thielaviopsis root rot, which is less persistent in media with a lower pH. We can use an acid feed with added iron, based on a soil test to accomplish this. Calibrachoas respond well to added iron.
We’ve found an aggressive, preventative fungicide drench to be worthwhile in establishing this crop and maintaining it. As the plants are established, plant growth regulator treatments of Florel or B-Nine are used. We pinch as needed to shape. Bonzi drench treatments are used later in the season and we like to use multiple lower-dose applications. For combination plantings, I love the trailing Million Bells® Blue ’09 with Yellow and Magenta is an outstanding one.
Barone Garden, Cicero, New York
