I just got a gorgeous one at a local plant place (Ellis Pottery in Beaumont) and was just wondering if anyone knows whether it will attract hummingbirds, or anything else about it? It has about a gazillion blossoms from the terra cotta end of the rainbow, and looks like little petunias, though the plant files say it's a potato cousin and not a petunia. Just fell in love and bought it.
"million bells" calibrachoa
I have had great luck with them. I know the terra cotta "million bells", and they do great. I have had them in pots and they do well. Like most petunias, at least here in the hot summer sun, they do a little better if they get a bif of a break from the worst afternoon sun. They are prolific bloomers and can be cut back & fertilized if you feel they are too leggy. My Mom (outside Austin) had them on her porch in a huge pot with gaura. The terra cotta colored Million Bells draped down and the gaura had dancing blooms sticking up, with their pinky color coordinating with the pinky color in the Million Bells. Unfortunately, I didn't grow them last year, so I don't have a photo of them. I hope this helps you out.
Yes, it does! Thanks! Especially about cutting them back -- it ALMOST needs it now.
On cutting them back, I don't cut them to the ground, but leave little sticks. The new growth comes from there. Just wanted to say that. And I see you are a half zone warmer than me. You might want to overwinter it. I leave my Tidal Wave petunias in the ground, and both have overwintered for 2 years. I overturn a large pot on them during the bad (freezing weather). This has helped them. Today, I have one Tidal wave that is about 2 1/2 feet across, in full bloom. I would try the same with the Million Bells. SandiO
I grow million bells--they grow great but I haven't noticed hummers on them--lots of butterflies though! =)
Thanks for the input. This one is in a hanging basket but frankly I'm not much into hanging baskets, so I'll likely put it in the ground. It's SO pretty!