BLUEBERRY SWEETHEART

Latin Name: Vaccinium corymbosum 'Sweetheart'

Description: This vigorous highbush blueberry is a bushy, upright, deciduous shrub with dark-green, ovate leaves. In the spring, white, bell-shaped flowers cover the foliage, giving way to an abundance of large, sweet, juicy blueberries. The fruit ripens earlier than most blueberry varieties, giving way to a second crop in the late summer. Yielding up to 15 pounds of blueberries per plant, get your pie crusts ready! These berries are excellent in baking, or eaten alone. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the largest crop.

Zone: 4
Height: 150-180cm
Spread: 90-120cm
Shape: Mounding
Sun or Shade: Full to Partial Sun
Foliage: Small, ovate, dark-green leaves
Fall Colour: Transforms into a stunning, bright red shade in the fall
Flower type: Small, bell-shaped, white flowers

Photo by Knippel Garden Centre