Calibrachoa 'Bumble Hot Pink' (Million Bells) – Trailing Summer Bedding (Set of 3 or 6)

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 in Yorkshire. 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