Calibrachoa

Spring Starflower

About Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower

Calibrachoa

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Depression on prairies, Moist Ditches

Temperate Regions

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

1.9 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.10 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.11 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

102.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

1.4.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.3 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.5 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.9 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.10 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.11 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

White bugs

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALIBRACHOA

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Calibrachoa, Million Bells

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Calibrachoa

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Calibrachoa

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.4 In French

Calibrachoa

Spring Starflower

7.2.5 In Spanish

Calibrachoa

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.6 In Greek

Calibrachoa

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.7 In Portuguese

Calibrachoa

primavera Starflower

7.2.8 In Polish

Calibrachoa

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.9 In Latin

Calibrachoa

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Calibrachoa

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Petunioideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

16NA

1 27800

Properties of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower

Wondering what are the properties of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower? We provide you with everything About Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower. Calibrachoa doesn't have thorns and Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns. Also Calibrachoa does not have fragrant flowers. Calibrachoa has allergic reactions like Not Available and Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower

Season and care of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower is important to know. While considering everything about Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Calibrachoa season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Spring Starflower season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Calibrachoa is Loam, Sand and for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Calibrachoa is Acidic, Neutral and for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Calibrachoa height is 102.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Calibrachoa flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Orange and Pink
Calibrachoa leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower

Care of Calibrachoa and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Calibrachoa pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Calibrachoa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.