Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double Apricot' (Can-can Series)
mini petunia / million bells
A real bedding basket beauty, Calibrachoa ‘Can Can Double Apricot’ has a similar habit to the more well-known mini petunia...
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Plant description
A real bedding basket beauty, Calibrachoa ‘Can Can Double Apricot’ has a similar habit to the more well-known mini petunia cultivars but blooms with tiny double rosettes of apricot, peach and terracotta petals that smother the verdant green foliage.
Long flowering, with some drought resistance, this form of million bells looks a million dollars if allowed to spill from pots, too!
Long flowering, with some drought resistance, this form of million bells looks a million dollars if allowed to spill from pots, too!
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
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 Double Apricot (Can-can Series):
Grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can then either be planted outside into a well-prepared bed, or used to fill decorative pots and hanging baskets for the patio.
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.
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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