I loooooove these. I've had it for a couple years now. With regular fertilization, it just explodes with blooms. I love all kinds of flowers, but this is certainly among my top five favorites.
Superbells® Blue Moon Punch™ Calibrachoa
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6" - 12"
Spread: 12" - 2'
Height: 15cm - 30cm
Spread: 30cm - 61cm
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6 - 12 Inches8 - 12 Inches12 - 24 Inches15cm - 30cm20cm - 30cm30cm - 61cm
Features
By the time hard frost comes in fall, this Superbells Blue Moon Punch calibrachoa plant will have showered your garden with thousands of blooms. The petite flowers grace cascading plants that are great in combinations, mono-hanging baskets and in raised beds with great drainage.
Continuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingFall InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryAttracts:HummingbirdsCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:6 - 12 Inches 15cm - 30cmTrails Up To:30 Inches 76cmSpacing:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmSpread:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:Silvery lavender with a deep purple eyeFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:Mounding TrailingContainer Role:SpillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Planting To Hard FrostHardiness Zones:9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageNeeds Good DrainageUses:ContainerUses Notes:Calibrachoa need good drainage to perform well so they are best grown in containers of all kinds. Hanging baskets, window boxes and upright containers are all great for use with Superbells®. If you happen to have great drainage in your landscape beds or utilize raised beds, then Calibrachoa will be found when planted in the landscape. However, most of us will have better luck when using calibrachoa in containers.
Maintenance Notes:Superbells® calibrachoa plants are easy to grow and will flower non-stop from planting to hard frost if simple maintenance tasks are performed. Growing Superbells in full sun to part sun is important for their strong growth and bloom performance. They do not require deadheading, meaning the removal of spent flowers, to stay in bloom all season.
Calibrachoa’s roots are sensitive to wet soil and extreme soil pH levels. For these reasons, they grow best in containers with a well-drained potting mix such as Proven Winners Premium Potting Soil. If your garden soil is well-drained and slightly acidic, you may be able to grow calibrachoa in the ground.
Superbells calibrachoa thrive with average moisture and prefer the soil to dry out a little bit before they are watered again. They do not grow well and may develop root rot in soggy soil. However, do not let the plants wilt severely before watering again.
Superbells perform best when fed regularly with Proven Winners plant foods. At planting time, in containers and landscapes, mix Proven Winners Premium Continuous Release Plant Food into the soil, following the rates specified on the packaging. Reapply halfway through the growing season.
Additionally, Superbells should be fed with Proven Winners Premium Water Soluble Plant Food every third time you water or at least once per week according to the rates specified on the packaging.
By midsummer, it will be time to trim up your Superbells. Trim the longest stems, bringing them in line with the others, taking care not to remove more than 20% of the plant. Follow up by feeding them with water soluble plant food to promote fresh new growth and blooms.
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PurpleThumb_in_Cali, 1 year ago
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These were the perfect size and color for my balcony railing planters. They flowered prolifically from the time I planted the young small plants just after the last frost, until I removed them at the end of November so I could prepare for winter/spring. A good companion variety would be Tangerine Punch, which grew at about the same rate and size. I also planted them with Lemon Slice and Over Easy which were even more vigorous.
Jersey Ray, New Jersey, United States, 4 years ago -
Wow! I wish I could show you a photo of what I've got right now! Doing beautifully (Aug. 1, Chicago area), covered with large (for calibrachoa) flowers! * I planted these in a large pot, maybe 20" diameter. Big pots' soil dries out slower than smaller pots' soil. * It's about 8 feet from the northwest side of the house. So it gets little/no morning sun but lots of hot afternoon sun. * Put an empty pot upside down on the bottom, to give great drainage AND to cut down on the amount of expensive potting soil to fill the pot. * Used Miracle Grow potting soil (forget which one, regular or moisture control). I believe I let some old soil remain on the lower 1/3 of the pot. (This stuff's expensive, especially when you fill a large pot.) * Gave it some Miracle Gro Shake 'n Feed Rose and Bloom pellets in the soil when it was planted; * and, when it was first planted, (brand??) liquid stuff to encourage root growth. I must have done something right; the plants are going great! Not sure why, but the other calibrachoa variety in the pot, isn't nearly as big. But I'll comment on it elsewhere.
Sharon Sivertsen, Illinois, United States, 6 years ago -
Lots of beautiful, eye-catching flowers! Love it and would plant it again!
Jennifer Winship, British Columbia, Canada, 8 years ago -
Loved these! bought a few for my hanging baskets and they did very well in part shade. I am in zone 7 just outside the Smoky Mountain National park in TN. The pop of color was very charming.
Rebekah, Tennessee, United States, 8 years ago
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