Splendid!® Blue Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
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36 - 48 Inches36 - 48 Inches36 - 48 Inches91cm - 1.2m91cm - 1.2m91cm - 1.2mFeatures
Should the plants in your garden be ornamental or useful? Why not both! With Splendid!™ Blue blueberry, you get a handsome landscape plant with a rounded habit and dusty light blue foliage. That view is joined by an impressive show of tiny white, bell-shaped blooms in the spring. Later on, those flowers turn to extremely tasty fruit, even if there isn’t a compatible pollinator plant nearby. But note that you will definitely get a heavier fruit set if you plant another highbush blueberry nearby.
Top reasons to grow Splendid! Blue blueberry?
- Truly delicious fruit
- Handsome blue foliage
- Convenient size
Produces BerriesFoliage InterestFall InterestHeat TolerantAttracts:BeesButterfliesCharacteristics
Plant Type:ShrubShrub Type:DeciduousHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mSpacing:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mSpread:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mFlower Colors:WhiteFoliage Colors:BlueFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Dusty blue greenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement: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:EasyBlooms On:Old WoodBloom Time:SpringHardiness Zones:6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9bWater Category:AverageNeeds Good DrainageSoil PH Category:Acidic SoilUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:Edging PlantUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses:Specimen or Focal PointUses Notes:Lovely dusky blue foliage makes a great mass planting, specimen, hedge, or even a feature in an edible garden.
Maintenance Notes:Will get its brightest foliage color when planted in full sun. It benefits from rejuvenation pruning. After it has been planted in the landscape for 4-6 years you can start removing the oldest stems each year in the springtime.
Please note: Though Splendid! Blue blueberry is an ornamental variety, it will set some fruit on its own. For larger, more abundant fruit, plant with another highbush blueberry.
Splendid!® Blue Vaccinium corymbosum 'NC4499' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
