Calibrachoa 'Can-can Black Cherry' (Can-can Series)
mini petunia / million bells
Dark, almost black trumpet-shaped blooms, Calibrachoa ‘Can-can Black Cherry' is a gorgeous, cascading summer bedding plant that is well suited...
Plant description
More vigorous than the Cabaret series of calibrachoa, it has the same superb features of free flowering, well-branched plants with season-long flowering even under wet, low light conditions.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Calibrachoa Can-can Black Cherry (Can-can Series):
Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals throughout the summer will promote even more flowers to form.
June Week 1
If you do nothing else...water new plants. Make sure new additions do not suffer during dry spells. Plant up summer containers bedding once the threat of frosts has passed. Feed container plants about six weeks after planting. If it’s a nice day...trim he
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After the last frost date, plant up containers with tender flowering bedding and reliable foliage plants. Line terracotta pots with polythene, taking care not to cover the planting holes, to reduce water loss through the porous sides of the pot.
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