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Vaccinium Splendid!™ Blue Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium Splendid!™ Blue Highbush Blueberry

Variety: 'NC4499'

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    Zone

    6 - 9

  • Icon of a horizontal ruler in a grey circle

    Mature Height

    48 in

  • Icon of a vertical ruler in a grey circle

    Mature Width

    48 in

  • Icon of a sun in a grey circle

    Light

    Full Sun
  • Icon of a water drop in a grey circle

    Water

    Moist, well-drained
  • Icon of a seedling in dirt in a grey circle

    Soil

    Clay, Normal, loamy
  • Description / Vaccinium Splendid!™ Blue Highbush Blueberry

    A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs variety, Vaccinium Splendid!™ Blue is a highbush blueberry cultivar valued not only for fruit production but also for ornamental purposes. Tidy and attractive, the deciduous shrub grows into a rounded mound, 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide, that maintains handsome dusky blue foliage throughout summer, which complements most plant colors in the garden, including red and orange. A mid-season variety, Splendid! Blue blooms in lovely small white flowers in late spring that attract pollinators, including bees and butterflies, followed by clusters of very sweet and flavorful blueberries that ripen midsummer, attracting birds.

    The shrubs make great specimens but are shown to best effect when grouped or massed in mixed beds and borders or in a flowering, fruiting hedge.

    Blueberry shrubs grow best in sunny locations with organically rich soils having an acidic pH between 4.8 to 5.2. The shrubs are low maintenance; but the shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage.

    Blueberries are self-pollinating but planting two or more varieties with similar bloom times encourages cross-pollination, producing larger yields of larger berries. Planting early, mid-season, and late-fruiting varieties extends the blueberry season from early June to the end of the summer.

  • Product Details

    SKU: 29824
    Genus: Vaccinium
    Species: corymbosum
    Variety: 'NC4499'
    Item Form: 1-Quart
    Bloom Color: White
    Foliage Color: Blue Green
    Habit: Upright
    Light Requirements: Full Sun
    Moisture Requirements:
    • Moist, well-drained
    Bloom Start: Late Spring
    Bloom End: Late Spring
    Uses:
    • Beds
    • Border
    • Containers
    • Cuisine
    • Foliage Interest
    • Hedge
    Special Features:
    • Bird Lovers
    • Butterfly Lovers
    • Easy Care Plants
    • Edible
    Hardiness Zones: 6 - 9
    State Shipping Restrictions: CA, GA, GU, HI, MI, OR, PR, VI, WA, WI

    *Does Not Qualify for Additional Discounts