Million Bells

We first saw this magnificent annual blooming its head off in central Florida one June. The temperature was 104 degrees, the humidity was so thick you could almost squeeze water out of the air, and it was high noon. Already the leaves of everything else had shriveled and lay dangling from their stems like drowned rats. But the big baskets of Million Bells™ looked so good we had to feel a petal to make sure they were real! Not a leaf was lifeless, not a bloom drooping, on these big, amazingly colorful displays! Right then and there, we knew we had the answer for gardeners across the country who need a foolproof, long-blooming, always-fresh annual for their patio, porch, or poolside.

The more we learned about Million Bells®, the more impressed we became. Not only is this little powerhouse immune to hot, humid weather, but it blooms in the cool spring and fall weather too. In fact, keep it watered and fed and it will flower reliably from spring through fall -- am amazing 6 or 7 (or more?) months in most climates!

Now, when I say "Mini Petunia," Million Bells is actually a Calibrachoa. The blooms are smaller than the average Petunia's, reaching only 1 1/2 to 2 inches across. Good thing there's 8 billion of them, then . . . Seriously, this plant takes the word "floriferous" to new heights. Just 12 to 15 inches tall and up to 20 inches wide, it makes a nice bushy mound, so the top of your container isn't just a mass of empty stems, with all the glory hanging over the sides of the pot!

- Park Seed (link here)

We have had very good luck with Million Bells plants the last two years.