Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Blue' (Million Bells) – Trailing Summer Bedding (Set of 3 or 6)

Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Blue' (million bells) is a compact trailing plant smothered in small blue 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 blue form. Cabaret types mound and spill rather than cascading in long strands, trailing 30 to 40cm over the edge of a basket or pot without becoming untidy.

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