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Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa 'Aloha Kona Mango'
Height: 8 inches
Spacing: 10 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Other Names: Million Bells, Mini Petunia
Group/Class: Aloha Kona Series
Description:
An outstanding early flowering, mounded series presenting small green foliage and masses of large, boldly colored blooms; slight trailing tendency, makes for a wonderful addition to sunny patio containers and hanging baskets
Ornamental Features
Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa is bathed in stunning peach trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow overtones, yellow throats and tomato-orange veins at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. Its small pointy leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes
Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Planting & Growing
Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Aloha Kona Mango Calibrachoa is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
