70 – 77 days. Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds are an essential grow in your home, garden, or patio for early spring brilliance. Calibrachoa is easy to grow from seed and promises hardy 8 – 12” tall dwarfed trailing mounds bursting with 1" petunia-like blooms native to the warm tropics of South America. Kabloom Series is an ideal grow for your favorite pots, planters, window boxes, or hanging baskets. Kabloom Series calibrachoa is a classic and international favorite known to thrive across many hot and humid North American gardens. 100 seeds.
Growing Kabloom Series Calibrachoa Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Calibrachoa x hybrida
- Other Names: Million Bells
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds are a sun hardy annual and popularly sown directly outside just after the frost. But for earliest and hardiest blooms, start indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Seeds will germinate in 7 – 14 days in complete darkness. When transplanting, harden off seedlings to a sunny spot in the garden or in a window indoors.
- Days to Maturity: 70 – 77 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4 – 11
- Planting Depth: Lightly press 1 – 2 seeds into soil without covering
- Plant Spacing: 14"
- Growth Habit: 8 – 12" tall dwarfed trailing mound with a 10 – 14” spread of dozens 1" petunia-like blooms
- Soil Preference: Moist, organically rich, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds are tolerant of drought, poor soils, and thrive in full sun. Plants are tolerant to partial shade, but too much will decrease flowering. Does not require deadheading like its petunia cousin. Calibrachoa is a vigorous garden performer with little susceptibility to pests or diseases.
- Color: Signature choice of Pink, White, and Yellow
Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds are a sun hardy annual and popularly sown directly outside just after the frost. But for earliest and hardiest blooms, start indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Seeds will germinate in 7 – 14 days in complete darkness. When transplanting, harden off seedlings to a sunny spot in the garden or in a window indoors. Lightly press 1 – 2 Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds 14" apart in moist, organically rich, and well-drained soil in full sun. Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds are tolerant of drought, poor soils, and thrive in full sun. Plants are tolerant to partial shade, but too much will decrease flowering. Does not require deadheading like its petunia cousin. Calibrachoa is a vigorous garden performer with little susceptibility to pests or diseases. Kabloom Series calibrachoa seeds mature in 70 – 77 days as 8 – 12" tall dwarfed trailing mound with a 10 – 14” spread of dozens 1" petunia-like blooms.
Calibrachoa x hybrida is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and is found in all the same regions of Brazil, Peru, and Chile as its petunia cousin. The genus Calibrachoa pays homage to 19th century Mexican botanist and pharmacologist, Antonio de la Cal y Bracho. Calibrachoa is sometimes sold and referred to as Petunia Mission Bells.