General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6-10 inches
Plant Spread: Trailing habit
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Orange and yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Planting to hard frost. Deadheading not necessary.
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seeds are often sterile.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP17680

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Trade name information:
Series: Superbells®
Trade Name: Tequila Sunrise
Cultivar name: 'USCALI53M'
Common names
  • Million Bells
  • Mini-Petunia
  • Callies

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Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 5-2008
My Plant

Date: 2007-07-28
Location: Maine
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-02
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-10-08
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-09-28
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-02
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-08-15
used as cover for large pot (back one)
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-06-29
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-06-29
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-10-08
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-10-08
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 12, 2011 7:16 PM concerning plant:
    No need to deadhead.
    Excellent for containers. I used mine as a covercrop in a large pot of Gloriosas.
    Plants have a trailing habit.

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