Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series) (Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia')

Botanical name

Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series)

Other names

Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia', Calibrachoa 'Sunbelrkup'

Genus

Calibrachoa Calibrachoa

Variety or Cultivar

'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' _ 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' is a compact, tender, trailing, evergreen perennial, typically grown as an annual, with small, ovate to narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and trumpet-shaped, magenta to bright pink flowers from late spring into autumn.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Bushy, Cushion or Mound Forming, Trailing

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Magenta in Spring; Magenta in Summer; Magenta in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Slugs , Snails

Specific diseases

Foot and root rot , Grey mould

General care

Pruning

Treat as an annual and discard at the end of the season or overwinter indoors.

Propagation methods

Seed, Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series) (Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers

Cultivation

Grow in a sheltered position in full sun. Flowering is greatly reduced in partial shade or shade. Best grown in a pot or container. In frost-free areas, grow in well-drained soil in full sun.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series) (Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia')

Common pest name

; Black wood of grapevine; Female sterility of tobacco; Fruit woodiness of tomato; Maize Redness; Mal azul of tomato; Metabolbur; Metastolbur; Parastolbur; Purple top of potato; Stolbur of potato; Stolbur of tobacco; Stolbur of tomato

Scientific pest name

Candidatus Phytoplasma solani

Type

Phytoplasma

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Phytoplasma which potentially affects a wide host range; determined by the feeding behaviour of vectors. First UK outbreak in 2014; on strawberry; a host not specifically regulated in EU legislation. This legislation should be reviewed to take account of this and other developments.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series) (Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia')

Common pest name

Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance

Scientific pest name

Hoplolaimus spp.

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Calibrachoa 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia' (Million Bells Series) (Mini petunia 'Million Bells Trailing Fuchsia')

Common pest name

Scientific pest name

Xiphinema bakeri

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode pest; could potentially affect trees and other species if introduced but many pathways regulated. No evidence of interceptions or findings to date.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/