I planted two of the Black Cherry petunias in a 14" hanging pot. They were a little slow to get going but eventually filled out the pot and grew over the sides. The flower color is a deep ruby red, very pretty. The plants do not have a dense growth habit, and needed a little pruning to keep a full shape. They are not quite as floriferous as some other varieties, but were very nice.
Supertunia® Black Cherry® Petunia
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Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 4" - 12"
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 10cm - 30cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
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4 - 12 Inches12 - 24 Inches18 - 24 Inches10cm - 30cm30cm - 61cm46cm - 61cm
Features
Supertunia petunia plants are vigorous with slightly mounded habits that function as both fillers and spillers in containers. They are also excellent landscape plants, best suited to be placed near the front of beds. This heat tolerant petunia plant grows medium to large sized flowers.
Continuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantAttracts:Butterflies, HummingbirdsCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:4 - 12 Inches 10cm - 30cmTrails Up To:36 Inches 91cmSpacing:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmSpread:18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cmFlower Colors:RedFlower Shade:Deep red with black accentsFoliage 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:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilUses:ContainerUses:Edging PlantUses:GroundcoverUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses Notes:Use in hanging baskets, window boxes, landscaping and combinations planters.
Maintenance Notes:Supertunia® petunia plants are easy to grow and will flower non-stop from planting to hard frost if simple maintenance tasks are performed. Growing Supertunias 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.
Petunias thrive with consistent moisture. Do not let them wilt severely before watering again.
Supertunia petunias 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, Supertunias should be fed regularly with Proven Winners Premium Water Soluble Plant Food according to the rates specified on the packaging. For Supertunias growing in containers, feed every third time you water or at least once per week. For Supertunias growing in the ground, feed once every one to two weeks.
If you have been feeding your petunias regularly and they are getting enough sun and water but are not blooming, you may be dealing with petunia budworm. Learn more about this petunia pest.
By midsummer, it will be time to trim up your Supertunias. Trim the longest stems, bringing them in line with the others, taking care not to remove more than 20% of the plant. Trimming petunias in the landscape is not usually necessary but cutting them back by 20% can make the plants fuller. Follow up by feeding them with water soluble plant food to promote fresh new growth and blooms.
Supertunia® Black Cherry® Petunia 'USTUN3003' USPP 27,312, Can 5,279, US Utility 7,642,436 -
5843321Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Karen Muse, Michigan, United States, 4 years ago
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I LOVE the Black Cherry Supertunias! For the past two years have had them in a south facing front bed, in a circle with purple fountain grass in the center. This bed needs the least tending of all ( truly no deadheading needed! ). They fill in and mound beautifully and look spectacular! The heat this summer and above rainfall didn't faze them in the least!
Judi Riedel, Wisconsin, United States, 5 years ago -
This is a great color and grows with good vigor. When the temperature popped up to *100+ for a few days, the blooms showed dead spots. That will change as soon as I feed her again. Sun damage is not unexpected in our summers. The heat doesn't slow the plant just the lack of food. All the time release fertilizer releases at once with the heat so there is a boom and then a hunger. I bought this plant last year and it survived the winter in the open garden bed in zone 9b. I keep chopping it back because it wants to roll and grow over it's neighbors. I am letting it twine in under the Summerific Hibiscus. I don't let my petunias get woody. I gradually cut the tips back and back until most of the plant in on new branching. I am so glad it lived through winter because I have not seen it for sale this year at my local nursery. It's beautiful with Sparkling Ruby Superbena and Blue Laguna
Peggie Who, California, United States, 6 years ago -
Marlo McKinnon, British Columbia, Canada, 8 years ago
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gage, Wisconsin, United States, 10 years ago
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Bought this (admittedly a tad reluctantly) but now highly pleased with this plant. It has grown to the size of a shrub and has hundreds of blooms, despite 6-7 hour of intense, afternoon sun daily with no shady respite. I have only watered, fertilized and trimmed once. The color has grown on me, the toughness is impressive and I look forward to having one of these in 2016. Only caveat...this plant has the potential to dominate others in the same pot.
Matthew Lamb, Maryland, United States, 10 years ago -
The only flowers that has survived in my yard this year, I love the Black Cherry adds such a beautiful contrast. The only thing I can say negative about Proven Winners is we have very limited quantities in my area.
Kandy, 11 years ago -
These are amazing plants! They've filled in beautifully and have qualities that I admire in a bedding plant. I wouldn't consider them a trailer, like the Sangria Charm, which spill over the edge of my retaining wall brick, but they spread out to meet each other and fill in nicely. Their mounding habit, is what makes them a winner. That, and the fact that they don't appear to be getting leggy whatsoever. What can I say about the color except WOW! We have strangers stopping us as we work outside to ask about these beauties! A total Proven Winner!
Audrey Kill, Michigan, United States, 11 years ago -
The color is so beautiful and its flowers catch the eye!
Jennifer Winship, British Columbia, Canada, 11 years ago -
When planted in a hanging basket it makes a nice compact round basket. It stays full in the middle. It bloomed a little later than some of my other petunia's but it was worth it. The color is unique and outstanding
Nana Miller, Indiana, United States, 11 years ago
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