Calibrachoa 'Bumble Hot Pink' (million bells) is a compact trailing plant smothered in small hot pink trumpet flowers from late spring to autumn.
Often sold as a mini petunia, calibrachoa carries dense clusters of small trumpet-shaped blooms that all but hide the fresh green foliage. This is the hot pink form. Plants form a naturally spreading, trailing habit, gently spilling 30 to 40cm over the edge of a basket or pot without becoming unruly.
Use it in hanging baskets, window boxes, patio containers and mixed displays, or at the front of a summer bed. A mass of one colour is striking on its own, and it mixes just as well with other trailing plants for a full, flowing display. It wants full sun and a well-drained, fertile soil, and needs little care beyond watering and an occasional feed to keep flowering non-stop. It is not hardy, so plant out after the last frost and treat it as a summer plant.
Supplied as three or six large, well-established plants in 10.5cm pots, grown peat-free at our Yorkshire nursery. Stronger than plug plants, they root quickly and start flowering with little delay.
Cultural Information
Common Name: Million bells, mini petunia
Fully Grown Height and Spread: Trails up to 30 to 40cm
Growth Habit: Compact, trailing and spreading
Perfect For: Hanging baskets, window boxes, containers, mixed displays
Foliage: Fresh green, dense and compact
Flowering Time: Late spring to autumn
Planting Position: Full sun; patio and container
Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile
Hardiness: Not hardy; plant out after the last frost
Maintenance: Low
Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
Type: Tender, grown as summer bedding
