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Calibrachoa - Candy Shop™ Grape Splash

Calibrachoa - Candy Shop™ Grape Splash

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DESCRIPTION: This stunning variety presents masses of bright white blooms with glowing grape-purple markings and gold eyes; a perfect selection for beds, containers and hanging baskets.

BOTANICAL NAME: Calibrachoa 'Candy Shop™ Grape Splash'
OTHER NAMES: Million Bells, Mini Petunia
GROUP/CLASS: Candy Shop™ Series
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 30-35 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 25-35 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
FLOWER COLOUR: White with purple and yellow throats
FLOWERING TIME: Late spring to early fall
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Drought tolerant
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Birds & Butterflies

Ornamental Features

Candy Shop™ Grape Splash Calibrachoa is covered in stunning white trumpet-shaped flowers with gold throats and deep purple streaks 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

Candy Shop™ Grape Splash 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.

Candy Shop™ Grape Splash Calibrachoa is recommended for the following landscape applications:

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Candy Shop™ Grape Splash Calibrachoa will grow to be about 14 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 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will 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. 

Candy Shop™ Grape Splash 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.

 

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