Professional Growing Information Bought one of these June 2015 as almost an afterthought. By summer's end this plant looked more like an azalea bush that blooms all year. Held up well in the cold and finally succumbed in November! Got another this year and it is thriving to say the least. Strong branches and leaves, prolific bloomer and deadheads almost without help. The color is more a faded lavender which I actually prefer. A few of the blooms are almost a soft white with some light purple veins. One of my top performers as it never needs anything but regular watering and fertilizer. Not an eye popping color like sweet tart or tequila sunrise but for durability and unusually large blooms, this one is hard to beat.
Superbells® Miss Lilac Calibrachoa
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6" - 12"
Spread: 12" - 2'
Height: 15cm - 30cm
Spread: 30cm - 61cm
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6 - 12 Inches8 - 12 Inches12 - 24 Inches15cm - 30cm20cm - 30cm30cm - 61cm
Features
Soft purple blooms with a sunny yellow eye cover this mounding trailing calibrachoa plant. Superbells are best grown in containers where soil moisture can be more easily controlled, since they don't tolerate constantly wet soils well.
Award WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingFall InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryAttracts:HummingbirdsCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:6 - 12 Inches 15cm - 30cmTrails Up To:30 Inches 76cmSpacing:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmSpread:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:LavenderFoliage 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: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® Miss Lilac Calibrachoa 'USCAL87502' USPP 23,230 -
5441321Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Matthew Lamb, Maryland, United States, 10 years ago
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This an absolutely beautiful shade of lavender. Sadly, it is very hard to find in my region.
RB, Idaho, United States, 10 years ago -
The Superbells are a wonderful flower/plant. They grow beautifully in a container or in the ground. The variety of color's that this flower comes in is just amazing. Even though these have a small face or size... when they grow in it is gorgeous and full. Can't say enough about this flower/plant. I also attended the event held by Proven Winner's this recent Saturday, held in Chaska, MN at the Arboretum and Proven Winners had shown some of these Superbells at this event. If you try one new flower this year, this should also be one of them.
Lori Hothan, Minnesota, United States, 12 years ago -
I LOVED THIS PLANT. IT REALLY DID GOOD WITH A DILUTED FERTILIZER EVERY TIME I WATERED. WOULD DEFINETLY BUY IT AGAIN. LOVED THE COLOR.
LOUISE HEMPHILL, Iowa, United States, 13 years ago
Award Year Award Plant Trial 2011 Top Performer Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield 2011 Top Performer South Dakota State - McCrory Gardens 2011 Top Performer Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield 2011 Top Performer South Dakota State - McCrory Gardens 2011 Top Performer University of Tennessee - Knoxville 15 More Recipes -
