Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue' ~ Sunshine Blue Blueberry
Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue' ~ Sunshine Blue Blueberry
Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue' ~ Sunshine Blue Blueberry

Sunshine Blue Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue'

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Sunshine Blue Blueberry is a dwarf native deciduous shrub that produces small, but sweet edible blue berries that ripen in mid to late summer.   Its elliptical blue green foliage turns shades of coppery red in fall. The loose pendulous clusters of attractive pink to white spring flowers give way to the signature berries.  Grows best with  full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.  While self-fertile, cross-pollination will produce a better crop.  Sunshine Blue has a very low chill requirement at only 150 hours.

Vaccinium corymbosum are highly valuable for wildlife as well, being listed as a host plant for 32 different butterflies and moths, and provides nectar to several specialized bees. 

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

Native Hybrid

Height: 

3' - 4'

Spread: 

3’ - 4'

Spacing: 

4'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Spring, Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch.  Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils.  Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit.  Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove effected fruit immediately if spotted.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersNaturalized AreasWoodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  California Lilac,  Raspberry,  Azalea

IMAGES:  Dantheman~commonswiki Myrtille Wikipedia Dan 0429 CC BY-SA 2.5, (2) Photoset by Tracie Hall, (1)  DSC_0119, (2)  DSC_0123

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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