I finally was able to find this Calibrachoa local to me, but wanted to review it immediately because there's an instant downside to this variety. The flowers are a beautiful pink with white edges, but like other Calibrachoa these fade into a purple color. Even though it doesn't bloom as profusely as others, to keep that clean pink color, you'd have to constantly dead head the aging flowers. This can definitely ruin the look someone's going for in a mixed planter or in a color themed garden.
Superbells® Doublette Love Swept™ Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6" - 10"
Spread: 12" - 2'
Height: 15cm - 25cm
Spread: 30cm - 61cm
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6 - 10 Inches8 - 12 Inches12 - 24 Inches15cm - 25cm20cm - 30cm30cm - 61cm
Features
Abundant, small double petunia-like flowers all season on cascading growth; low maintenance. The flowers are a gorgeous deep pink, with a fine white rim on each petal. The effect is pure heaven.
Award WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingFall InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:6 - 10 Inches 15cm - 25cmTrails Up To:16 Inches 41cmSpacing:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmSpread:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmFlower Colors:PinkFlower Colors:WhiteFlower Shade:Deep Pink edged in WhiteFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:Mounding TrailingContainer Role:SpillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Planting To Hard FrostHardiness Zones:9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageNeeds Good DrainageUses:ContainerUses Notes:Use in hanging baskets, patio planters and combination planters of all kinds.
Calibrachoa do not like to have constantly damp soil. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage. For most gardeners containers are the best use for Calibrachoa.
Maintenance Notes:Superbells® calibrachoa plants are easy to grow and will flower non-stop from planting to hard frost if simple maintenance tasks are performed. Growing Superbells in full sun to part sun is important for their strong growth and bloom performance. They do not require deadheading, meaning the removal of spent flowers, to stay in bloom all season.
Calibrachoa’s roots are sensitive to wet soil and extreme soil pH levels. For these reasons, they grow best in containers with a well-drained potting mix such as Proven Winners Premium Potting Soil. If your garden soil is well-drained and slightly acidic, you may be able to grow calibrachoa in the ground.
Superbells calibrachoa thrive with average moisture and prefer the soil to dry out a little bit before they are watered again. They do not grow well and may develop root rot in soggy soil. However, do not let the plants wilt severely before watering again.
Superbells perform best when fed regularly with Proven Winners plant foods. At planting time, in containers and landscapes, mix Proven Winners Premium Continuous Release Plant Food into the soil, following the rates specified on the packaging. Reapply halfway through the growing season.
Additionally, Superbells should be fed with Proven Winners Premium Water Soluble Plant Food every third time you water or at least once per week according to the rates specified on the packaging.
By midsummer, it will be time to trim up your Superbells. Trim the longest stems, bringing them in line with the others, taking care not to remove more than 20% of the plant. Follow up by feeding them with water soluble plant food to promote fresh new growth and blooms.
Superbells® Doublette Love Swept™ Calibrachoa 'USCAL81302' USPP 30,804, Can 6,293, US Utility 7,786,342 -
5641312112Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Brighton, 2 years ago
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These didn't grow particularly full throughout the summer but they were in a partly shaded area which may have contributed to the lack of "lushness". However, it is now early November in Ontario Canada and they are one of the few flowers still blooming, despite our having had several nights with temperatures well below freezing. It is so nice to still have flowers around when many other annuals have already sucumbed to the cold.
Jan, Ontario, Canada, 3 years ago -
This might be my new favorite calibrachoa. The flowers are really pretty, like miniature roses. It started looking a little rough mid-summer so I trimmed it back and it grew like crazy. Tons of blooms and it's still flowering at the end of September. I'm definitely buying this one again.
Cherie Williams, Kansas, United States, 4 years ago -
This plant is a short-lived perennial in my zone (10a) and it has been phenomenal for me in a large mixed pot. I don’t know how it compares to other superbells, but it outperformed another generic calibrachoa (not from Proven Winners) I bought around the same time in both bloom power and longevity. The double blooms with the white edges are very striking. Love Swept got large enough to cascade out of the pot for about a foot of blooms, and was still blooming through the end of the year and into January in my frost free zone. I had heard calibrachoas can be finicky and didn’t have high hopes for this one, and am thrilled with how well it has done with just a bit of fertilizer, excellent drainage, and regular water.
Aileen, California, United States, 5 years ago -
This variety doesn’t produce quite as many flowers as some of the others, but I believe it makes up for that in the beauty of the flowers!! They look like tea roses. I had mine under the eaves of our back porch so it got mainly afternoon sun from 2 PM on and did very well. The one I had in full sun actually didn’t do as well. Will definitely purchase again!!
JF, South Dakota, United States, 6 years ago -
Really liked this one - love the picot-edged pink and white! The tag said they will not be as exuberant as other varieties of the million bells, so I put one in a planter in the middle of my outdoor table so I could enjoy it up close. got three pots of them for my mother's home and planted each with a PW Diamond Frost in the same container and they are still going strong in mid-August and boy is it hot here in Phila suburbs! I do water daily and have grabbed absently deadheaded at times while having a glass of wine and babysitting the Golden Retriever puppy - but they have not been high-maintenance. I did do a big cut back after 4th of July and they came back strong. Will get them next year also. They were hard to find - maybe because new? Glad I found them for me and my mother!
KAREN H SOTO, Pennsylvania, United States, 6 years ago -
Mine is in a container and gets partial sun. Actually the amount of sun varies throughout the day and it has done well.
Michelle Goad, Maryland, United States, 7 years ago
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