Calibrachoa Can-Can Rosies Blue - Double Mini-Petunia

The Calibrachoa 'Can-Can Rosies Blue' is one of the varieties from the superb 'Can-Can' series that stands out for its dense and slightly spreading habit, good drought resistance, and flowers that remain open even in poor light conditions. Its small 100% double, funnel-shaped, beautiful intense purple-blue-violet flowers, flood the plant from spring to the first frosts. This tidy variety requires very little maintenance. It is an essential plant for hanging baskets as well as borders. Provide it with fertile and well-drained soil.

Calibrachoa, sometimes called Million Bells, are frost-sensitive perennial plants often grown as annuals. Very similar to Petunias, their flowers are smaller, their growth habit is either shrubby or herbaceous with woody stems, their development is less significant, and they tolerate drought better. The hybrids that make up this group all belong to the solanaceae family (like tomatoes) and probably descend from an Argentinian species called Petunia integrifolia.

The 'Can-Can Rosies Blue' variety quickly forms an initially taller than wide mound, 40 to 50 cm (15.7 - 19.7 in) in height and 30 to 40 cm (11.8 - 15.7 in) in diameter. It then spreads through its flexible and densely branched stems covered with small lanceolate, evergreen, fuzzy, slightly sticky leaves of a medium green colour. Its unrelenting flowering takes place from June to the first frosts. Numerous small double trumpet-shaped flowers emerge from the axils of the leaves; they are 3 to 4 cm (1.2 - 1.6 in) wide and formed of a small corolla of crinkled petals arranged in the centre of a larger fusiform corolla. Unlike Petunias, these Calibrachoas do not need to be trimmed during the season.

The Calibrachoa 'Can-Can Rosies Blue' is ideal for hanging baskets, containers, or pots, but its drought tolerance and excellent flower performance in shade also allow it to be used in the ground, where it forms beautiful borders. It can be planted alone or accompanied by 2 or 3 other varieties with complementary colours (orange, yellow, white) in troughs, flower pots, or planters on terraces, balconies, or patios. It is also a good plant for conservatories. Its combination with Verbenas, Surfinia Petunias, and Nemesias is stunning. The choice is vast and allows for the imagination and tastes of every gardener, even inexperienced ones.

Note: Please be aware that our young plants in mini-plugs are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transfer and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14C° (>57.2 F) for a few weeks before planting outdoors once the risk of frosts has definitively passed.