About
Calibrachoa Aloha Double Purple ('Duecalaldopur' PBR) is a semi-trailing perennial often cultivated as an annual. It features small, ovate to elliptic dark green foliage and produces dark purple, double flowers resembling roses, blooming from summer through early autumn.
About the genus
Calibrachoa are soft-stemmed perennials often cultivated as annuals. They typically exhibit a trailing growth pattern, featuring simple leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers that resemble those of petunias, blooming for an extended duration.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright, Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sunny, sheltered site. Ideal for pots and hanging baskets
- Pruning
- No pruning required. Deadhead to promote continuous flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds, foot rot and a virus