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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Tender Perennial

Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America

Types
-

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Depression on prairies, Moist Ditches

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11

AHS Heat Zone
12-1

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

Habit
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
102.00 cm 98

Minimum Width
20.30 cm 100

Plant Color

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

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Oblong

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer
-

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
White bugs

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

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

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Flowers

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CALIBRACHOA

Common Name
Calibrachoa, Million Bells

In Hindi
Calibrachoa

In German
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In French
Calibrachoa

In Spanish
Calibrachoa

In Greek
Calibrachoa

In Portuguese
Calibrachoa

In Polish
Calibrachoa

In Latin
Calibrachoa

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Solanales

Family
Solanaceae

Genus
Calibrachoa

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Petunioideae

Number of Species
16 100

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Properties of Calibrachoa

Want to know the properties of Calibrachoa? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Calibrachoa is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Calibrachoa Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Calibrachoa Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Calibrachoa. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Calibrachoa physical information is as follows: 102.00 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblong. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Calibrachoa

Taking Calibrachoa Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Calibrachoa include pruning, which should be done Prune to stimulate growth. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Calibrachoa

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Calibrachoa is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Calibrachoa is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Depression on prairies and Moist Ditches and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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