First I’d like to say I am a fairly new gardener. The Superbells blackcurrent are such a winner though. Even the inexperienced cannot go wrong. They are truly stunning. I am timid to trim them bc they do rebloom and self clean. I love them so much next year I’m doubling the amount I used this year. I most definitely love proven winners now. Trying to find more successful plants for Central Florida.
Superbells® Blackcurrant Punch™ 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
Stunning large deep black-eye with bright petal edges 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:24 Inches 61cmSpacing:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmSpread:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmFlower Colors:BlackFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:Purple edges with a black eye.Foliage 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, including Superbells Blackcurrant Punch displays.
Calibrachoa do not like to have constantly damp soil. They will do well in the ground only with good drainage, making them ideal heat tolerant annual flowers. For most gardeners, containers are the best use for Calibrachoa as a calibrachoa trailing plant.
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® Blackcurrant Punch™ Calibrachoa 'BBCAL81801' USPP 30,839, Can 6,288 -
544321Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Jess Castro, Florida, United States, 2 years ago
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Beautiful color! It's even brighter than the photos. Really eye catching.
Cherie Williams, Kansas, United States, 4 years ago -
This is a stunning variety for pots. Did very well in a pot with another Calibrachoa variety. It is such an elegant, sophisticated color scheme. Never stopped flowering from the first flower produced and survived several frosts. Calibrachoa is an excellent plant to have in cooler climate where frosts come early, as it allows longer color and leaves some nourishment for pollinators after the less hardy plants have died. This is such a beautiful flower; I highly recommend you give it a spot in next year's pots.
ElsieLila, Michigan, United States, 5 years ago -
Outstanding!! The color is gorgeous and so eye-catching, I had an abundance of blooms all summer long!
Jennifer Winship, British Columbia, Canada, 6 years ago
Award Year Award Plant Trial 2019 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 2019 Top Performer Penn State University 2019 Top 12 Performer University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale 2019 Top Performer - Container Colorado State University 2019 Top Performer - Evaluation Day Colorado State University 2019 Best of Breed for Summer Container North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2019 Top 10 for Summer Containers North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum 2019 Top Performer - Hanging Baskets University of Minnesota - Morris 2019 Top Performer University of Tennessee - Knoxville 2019 Perfect Score All Season University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids 5 More Recipes -
