Callibrachoa. It's also called million bells and several other things. I love this plant. Blooms like crazy all summer, non-stop. Bought one today and am looking for another in a different color.

I too am assuming you had calibrachoa last year, Mike -- but scented? I don't think I've come across a fragrant variety, but now I'll have to look/sniff more closely at the garden center. They're a great container plant though, scent or not!

Sorry I didn't notice the fragrance reference. Mine have no fragrance.

Yes, calibrachoa is what I've found this year that appears to be the same as I had last year. Maybe I was dreaming about the scent? Thanks for the replies.

Mike

Were they maybe planted with something fragrant, like nemisia or alyssum?

I need some help with this plant. I tried it last year- purchased in a hanging plant. Well, I'm not GOOD with caring for hanging plants, so it dried up and got leggy before I found it after several days.

So I repotted it, deadheaded a "million" of the bells (what a chore THAT was!), cared for it WAY better after that, and tried to get it to recover, but it was too late. The stalks had turned woody, and would no longer 'trail' and although it tried its best to recover, it never regained the fullness that it had when I bought it.

I'll probably try again with it this year, but wondering if there are any other tips besides: "Pay attention to it, you nit-wit!" that it might benefit from.

Thanks!

I had mine in the ground last year, and because of the near drought conditions I watered them at least every other day. They bloomed all summer.

I have to water calibrachoa containers twice a day in the summer, and they're only getting direct sun for three or so hours. They're thirsty little dickens! I should pick up some of that moisture-retaining soil for those containers this year...

"Moisture retaining soil..."

I wonder...what would happen if you planted these in pure peat moss?

Mine are in ten-inch hanging baskets. I water til the water is running from the bottom of the container--not spilling over the top--sometimes it is hard to tell--every single day. If it is over 90 degrees, I have to water twice. I also fertilize every day, 1/4 teaspoon Miracle Gro per one gallon of water. I never deadhead these--hate deadheading and I won't grow any annuals that require this. These have never needed it--the little flowers just dry up unobtrusively and fall off.

I've never deadheaded them either, and they always look fine to me. I refuse to grow "regular" petunias because the deadheading is so... sticky. Yech. I don't mind deadheading most plants, but petunias are just icky to handle.

I usually use the pre-fertilized potting soil so I don't do the Miracle Gro to the extent Ginny mentions -- but they slurp up the water so quickly I figure the fertilizer doesn't last anywhere near the three months promised on the package.