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SPLENDID!® Blue

Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

'NC4499'

PPAF; CBRAF

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  • Ornamental + edible
  • Sweet, tasty berries
  • Handsome blue foliage
Description

Splendid! Blue blueberry is the rare blueberry that combines incredible sweetness and flavor with genuine ornamental value. This tidy highbush blueberry naturally grows as a neat, rounded mound of dusky blue foliage that looks great with other plants and any color of home - even difficult-to-complement red and orange brick. Spring brings lovely white flowers, and summer sees the development of luscious blueberries that are very sweet and flavorful. It will set fruit without a pollinator but sets more fruit, and larger fruit if a compatible pollinator (any warm climate blueberry should do) is present. 

USDA Zone
5b-9 (-15°F/-26.1°C)
Exposure
Full sun
Height
3-4'
Width
3-4'
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Late spring
Flower Color
White
Foliage Color
Blue
Liner Sizes
2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn

Soil

As with all blueberries, well-drained, acidic soil is imperative.

Pruning

Remove oldest wood each year in early spring, starting 4-6 years after planting

Uses

Specimen, hedge, edible landscaping, mass planting

Growing Tips

Plant in full sun for best foliage color and fruiting.

Features: Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Edible, Foliage interest, Fragrant, Heat tolerant

Filters: Botanical genus: Vaccinium, Common name: Highbush blueberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, White flowers, Blue foliage

Features: Attracts pollinators, Clay soil, Edible, Foliage interest, Fragrant, Heat tolerant

Filters: Botanical genus: Vaccinium, Common name: Highbush blueberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, White flowers, Blue foliage