Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
5040
0
40000
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Habitat
Depression on prairies, Moist Ditches
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-8
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
102.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
White bugs
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CALIBRACHOA
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Calibrachoa, Million Bells
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
Calibrachoa
penstemon parryi
In German
Calibrachoa
penstemon parryi
In French
Calibrachoa
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
Calibrachoa
parryi penstemon
In Greek
Calibrachoa
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
Calibrachoa
parryi penstemon
In Polish
Calibrachoa
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Calibrachoa
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Lamiales
Family
Solanaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Calibrachoa
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Petunioideae
-
Number of Species
161
1
27800
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