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Solanaceae
CALIBRACHOA 'Cal Paicoras'( CALLIE™ PAINTED CORAL, CALLIE™ SERIES) PP19256
Calibrachoa, Callie™ Painted Coral Calibrachoa, Painted Coral Million Bells
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From a distance, the numerous flowers covering the trailing stems of Callie™ Painted Coral seem rich fuchsia-pink. Only with close inspection does a singular tubular blossom look more coral-rose, with each of the five petal lobes edged with light peachy pink. Deep in the flower throats yellow is seen. This cousin of the petunia has more wiry stems that don't break as readily and seem to avoid infestation by tobacco budworms. It performs best where growing temperatures are moderately warm, not too hot and humid.
The spreading, trailing Calibrachoa hybrids in the Callie™ Series were introduced by Goldsmith Seeds/Syngenta. Million bells are warm-season annuals to tender perennials with low mounding to trailing habits. They are well-branched and flower prolifically with numerous small, funnel-shaped, petunia-like flowers that come in nearly every color.
Heat-loving and everblooming, million bells grow best in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. They should be fed regularly and do not require deadheading but bloom better again in fall if they are lightly trimmed back by late summer. These versatile, heavy-blooming bedding plants work well in containers, hanging baskets and border edges.
12 - 7
9 - 11
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Tender Perennial
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4"-8" / 10.2cm - 20.3cm
16"-20" / 40.6cm - 50.8cm
Indeterminate
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam
Fast
Average Water
Spreading
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Showy
Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Peach
Multi-Color
Green
Yes
No
Single
Medium
Matte
Semi-Evergreen
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Hummingbirds
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