Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa x hybrida
A popular bedding plant with small, petunia-like trumpet-shaped flowers and trailing green foliage. This specific variety features pale yellow to cream blossoms with darker yellow veins.
- Light
- Full sun (at least 6-8 hours of direct light per day for best bloom production).
- Water
- Medium. Water throughout the growing season, allowing the top soil to dry slightly between waterings. Sensitive to waterlogging.
- Growth
- Tender perennial grown as an annual. Features a trailing or mounding habit, typically reaching 6-12 inches high and spreading 12-24 inches.
Care instructions
Place in full sun and water when the top inch of soil feels dry. Use a high-quality potting mix with good drainage and feed regularly with a liquid fertilizer to support heavy blooming.
Growing details
Sunlight
Full sun (at least 6-8 hours of direct light per day for best bloom production).
Watering
Medium. Water throughout the growing season, allowing the top soil to dry slightly between waterings. Sensitive to waterlogging.
Soil
Well-draining potting soil with a slightly acidic pH (5.5 - 5.8 to prevent iron deficiency).
Hardiness zone
USDA zones 9-11 (grown as an annual in most other climates).
Growth habit
Tender perennial grown as an annual. Features a trailing or mounding habit, typically reaching 6-12 inches high and spreading 12-24 inches.
Bloom season
Spring through the first frost of autumn; free-flowering without needing deadheading.
Propagation
Most easily propagated by stem cuttings; seeds are often sterile in hybrid varieties.
Common pests & issues
Iron chlorosis (yellow leaves with green veins) if pH is too high; aphids, thrips, and root rot if kept too wet.
Similar species
Petunia (larger flowers/sticky leaves), Surfinia (a type of petunia). Calibrachoa flowers are significantly smaller and the foliage is less sticky.