![]() ![]() The calyx has five or ten ribs, it is usually lobed to about the middle, the lobes are usually narrowed towards the top. The crown is funnel-shaped, only in Calibrachoa pygmaea it is salver-shaped, bulbous and tapered towards the tip. The color of the crown can be purple, red, pink or whitish. This structure is due to walls perpendicular to the seed surface, which are straight in all species. ![]() Some Calibrachoa are cultivated as ornamental plants, popularly known as "Million Bells". The plants can tolerate light frost and thrive in sun or semi-shade. Plant in a free-draining soil and water only when the soil is almost dry. They can be propagated from tip cuttings, but are frequently grown as half-hardy annuals. ![]() They are suitable for container gardening and hanging baskets and will attract hummingbirds. ^ Claudia dos Reis, Maria the Graças Sajo and João Renato Stehmann: Leaf Structure and Taxonomy of Petunua and Calibrachoa (Solanaceae).^ Hitoshi Watanabe et al: Three Groups of Species in Petunia sensu Jussieu (Solanaceae) inferred from the intact seed morphology.^ Pablo de la Llave and Juan José Martínez de Lejarza y Alday (1825), Novorum vegetabilium descriptiones, vol. 2, Martin Rivera, p. 3.^ The Value of Growing Petchoa SuperCal®.^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants.Minifamous Double Pinktastic='Kleca18085'.Minifamous Double PinkMania!='Kleca16356'.Minifamous Double Light Blue='Kleca16364'.Million Bells Trailing Topaz='Sunbelrikubu'.The following cultivars are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^ "Minifamous Double Light Blue=Kleca16364".^ "Million Bells Trailing Topaz='Sunbelrikubu' ".^ "Calibasket Pink Doll='Wescapido' ".^ " Calibrachoa Cabaret Bright Red='Balcabrite' ".^ The Plant List, retrieved 13 September 2015.In: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, Vol. ![]()
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