calibrachoa issues

The two most common problems with Calibrachoa are chlorosis of new growth and root disease.

Interveinal Chlorosis of New Growth. Most growers have seen calibrachoa displaying symptoms of interveinal chlorosis of the new leaves. ...
Root Disease.

Why are my Calibrachoa dying?

Dying calibrachoa is usually because of fungal diseases such as root rot caused by excess moisture around the roots. Calibrachoa requires the soil to dry out between bouts of watering, so if the plant is over watered or in boggy soil the leaves turn brown and wilt, resulting in dying calibrachoa plants.

How do you rejuvenate a Calibrachoa?

If you've struggled to grow calibrachoa in the past, here are a few key growing tips to keep in mind.

Superbells grow and bloom best in sun.
Superbells require well-drained soil.
Feed Superbells often.
Give your Superbells a little trim now and then.
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Why did my million bells stop blooming?

Million Bells Not Flowering – Poor Growing Conditions

Inadequate sunlight, for instance, is a common reason they will stop blooming. Make sure you plant million bells where they will get day-long sun. Your million bells plants also need warmth. ... This will help them begin to produce abundant blooms.

How do you keep Calibrachoa from getting leggy?

You can also pinch Calibrachoa by removing the top of the central stem when the plant has sprouted just a few leaves. This will cause it to produce even more side shoots and discourage too much upright growth. According to the University of Illinois, you can pinch back Calibrachoa regularly throughout the season.

How do you keep Million Bells blooming?

Million bells plants have simple demands: They require sunlight, enough water, and food. The plant is not hard to care for, but paying attention to its needs will keep it blooming from spring well into fall. While they can be planted in garden beds, they fare much better in containers.

How do you keep a Calibrachoa blooming?

Thriving in full sun with six to eight hours of direct sunlight each day, calibrachoa also tolerates partial shade, where it blooms somewhat less profusely. The plant needs regular watering, every week in the growing season, and more if you grow it in a container. Allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings.

Will my Calibrachoa come back?

The plant nursery Proven Winners classifies calibrachoa as very difficult to overwinter so it is generally grown as an annual, although it can be kept alive during the winter months in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 to 11, where it grows perennially.

What is eating my Calibrachoa?

Tobacco budworm feeds on buds and petals of geranium, calibrachoa and petunia. Tobacco budworms are generally a pest of home gardens and landscapes. ... Eggs hatch into tiny rust-colored or green striped caterpillars which eat holes in buds or unfolded leaves.

Do Calibrachoa need to be deadheaded?

Caring for million bells flower is minimal. Deadheading this plant is not required, as it is considered to be self-cleaning, meaning the spent flowers readily drop following bloom. ... You can, however, pinch Calibrachoa back regularly to encourage a more compact growth habit.

Does Calibrachoa bloom all summer?

Superbells^® Calibrachoa are excellent summer performing annuals, as long as their needs are met. They are heat tolerant, will tolerate dry conditions and bloom prolifically all summer without deadheading.

Should million bells be cut back?

Well-suited for hanging baskets and patio containers, Million Bells is a bushy, trailing plant with a summer-long abundance of small, brilliantly colored, bell-shaped blooms. ... You can give it a quick haircut with pruning shears, but more deliberate trimming creates a well-rounded plant.

How do you fertilize Calibrachoa?

To keep Calibrachoa plants strong fertilize every other week with a liquid fertilizer. Once per month if you're fertilizing with a solid granular slow-release plant fertilizer. Many growers add granular fertilizer with more phosphorus (second fertilizer number) to the soil when planting Million Bells initially.

Can you divide Calibrachoa?

Calibrachoa survives winters in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11, but they are usually grown as annuals. The plants can't be grown from seeds or divided so they are propagated from tip cuttings.

What is the common name for Calibrachoa?

Calibrachoa parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common name seaside petunia.

What can I plant with Calibrachoa?

Since calibrachoas are small, they make great companions for taller plants, such as purple fountain grass, salvias, geraniums and Persian Shield and even other trailers like sweet potato vines, bacopas and, of course, large petunias.

Is Calibrachoa a perennial?

Calibrachoa (ca-libra-KO-a) is a genus of plants in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. They are evergreen short-lived perennials and subshrubs with a sprawling habit, with small petunia-type flowers.

Do Million Bells come back every year?

Non-stop flowering

The Million Bells bloom for just one season, but does so for an incredibly long time: from April until October.

Can you over winter Calibrachoa?

Can You Overwinter Calibrachoa? ... This means it is possible to keep Calibrachoa plants over winter by taking cuttings from existing plants, rooting them and growing them indoors in a brightly lit space. You can also try keeping Calibrachoa plants over winter in a container indoors.

What is the best hanging plant to attract hummingbirds?

The most natural way to satisfy hummingbirds' thirst for nectar is to grow flowers they love. Three hummingbird favorites — fuchsias, geraniums and mini-petunias — thrive when planted together in hanging baskets.

Are Calibrachoa related to petunias?

More recently Calibrachoa came to be recognized as a separate genus. This plant spreads and mounds like petunias, but its 1-inch-wide flowers resist the geranium (tobacco) budworms that chew petunias. ... The new Superbells series has slightly larger blooms in the blue, pink, red, and white range.