![]() Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Full Sun Flower Garden Flower Bonanza Garden Fairy Garden Floating Garden Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Spider mites and aphids are occasional problems. Deer do not seem particularly interested in browsing though these plants are not classified as deer resistant. If grown in a container it prefers fast-draining soil that is well amended with organic matter. Plant it in a border front, along a walkway or near a patio, in containers or hanging baskets. You do not need to deadhead flowers to encourage blooms. It produces masses of small (half-inch) flowers in a variety of colors from the start of summer until frost. The plant has a prostrate, low-growing habit with a height of just 3 inches and a spread of up to 20 inches. Of note, most hybrid cultivars are patented, which prohibits vegetative propagation. Million bells produces very few seeds and must be vegetatively propagated, however, most hybrid cultivars are patented, which prohibits vegetative propagation. It does require a slow-release fertilizer incorporated into the soil and a diluted liquid fertilizer every few weeks throughout the blooming season. The plant also tolerates drought and does not decline during hot summers. It can grow in partial shade, but flowering will be reduced. ![]() The plant grows best in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. The genus is native to South and Central America. Million bells is a tender perennial in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family that is usually grown as an annual and may be mistaken for petunias. Phonetic Spelling kal-ih-brah-KOE-ah BY hy-Brid-ah Description ![]()
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