If that’s useful to you, know that the genus Calibrachoa was named for the Mexican botanist and apothecary, Antonio de la Cal y Bracho (1764–1833). Still having a hard time remembering the name? Sometimes knowing its origin can help a lot. When I pronounce it, it sounds likes ka-li-bra-KO-ah, if that’s any help. Just remember that the “ch” is pronounced “k” and give it a try. It just seems so complicated, but it’s not. If the name million bells stuck as a common name for this plant, I think it’s because people were afraid to try pronouncing the botanical name Calibrachoa. Who had ever heard of the genus Calibrachoa until the Japanese company Suntory launched the Million Bells® series of hybrids in 1992? I well remember that my local garden center didn’t even know what to call this new plant and sold it at first under the name mini-petunia! The new plant caught on immediately and the calibrachoa, still called million bells by the public even when the plant belongs to some other series, is now among the most popular annuals in the world! Go to 2018: The Year of the Coreopsis to learn more about this year’s perennial honoree.įrom Obscurity to the Limelight The Million Bells series (here Calibrachoa × hybrida Million Bells® Trailing Magenta) was the first hybrid calibrachoa on the market over 25 years ago … and it’s still widely available! Source: Suntory, National Garden Bureauįew plants have become so popular so quickly as the calibrachoa. Here’s the second of 2018’s four plants, the annual called calibrachoa or million bells ( Calibrachoa × hybrida). It’s a great way to discover a new plant or to learn a bit more about a plant you may already be growing. Source: BallFloraPlant, National Garden BureauĮvery year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one perennial, one annual, one edible plant and one bulb to celebrate. SuperCal Petchoa Collection Valued at $116.00, SAVE $6.50.Calibrachoa × hybrida MixMasters® Spring Showers, showing just a few of the many possible flower colors. Includes SuperCal ‘Artist Rose’, SuperCal ‘Premium Caramel Yellow’, SuperCal ‘Premium French Vanilla’, SuperCal ‘Bordeaux’, Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Blue’, Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Burgundy’, Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Purple’ and Petunia ‘Surprise Sparkle Magenta’. Perennial Petchoas and Petunias Collection, one of each variety separately labelled. They remain evergreen perennials throughout most of Australia but in areas of hard frost should be treated as annuals. You can enjoy a continuous procession of flowers from spring to frost without a lot of effort. Prune back as flowering starts to wane in winter and await their reshoot in early spring, you will have years of love from these plants. You will need more water in pots to keep them happy and healthy as potting mix is perfectly drained. Water to establish and then keep moist in active growth. You can add a liquid fertiliser every other week to keep them blooming at their best, or use a slow release fertiliser spring and summer – remember they flower a lot so need a good supply of nutrients. Grow your in a sunny spot with well drained soil. The Surprise Series of Petunias are early and free flowering with good consistency in pattern, the plants have a low growing, trailing habit. Plus, the plants are self cleaning, so you don’t have the hassle of sticky flowers as you do with Petunias. The blooms open across three seasons and are fantastic no matter the weather the flowers remaining open, even after rainfall. You get the big flowers and easy growing nature of the Petunias and the colour, trailing habit and flower power of the Calibrachoa. SuperCal Petchoas are a hybrid of Petunias and Calibrachoas and give you the best of both worlds. SuperCal Petchoas and Perennial Petunias are so wonderfully versatile, they have a semi trailing to trailing habit and can be grown in gardens, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, as ground covers, garden edging or filler plants in your borders.
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