FRESH FRUIT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
FEATURES:
- Dainty white flowers give way to tasty blueberries
- Beautifully colored, flavorful blueberries are ready for harvest in mid-summer
- Berries are great for eating fresh, baking into pies and tarts, or used in jams and preserves
- Self-pollinating but when planted with others, the harvest will be larger
- Disease resistant and heat tolerant
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 8-10
- Mature Height: 4-6' tall
- Mature Width: 1-3' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 2-4' apart
Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Biloxi'
Regular price
1(866) 873-3888
FRESH FRUIT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
FEATURES:
- Dainty white flowers give way to tasty blueberries
- Beautifully colored, flavorful blueberries are ready for harvest in mid-summer
- Berries are great for eating fresh, baking into pies and tarts, or used in jams and preserves
- Self-pollinating but when planted with others, the harvest will be larger
- Disease resistant and heat tolerant
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 8-10
- Mature Height: 4-6' tall
- Mature Width: 1-3' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 2-4' apart
Why plant Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry?
No need for the blues when talking about the Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry! Originating in North America, this plant grows naturally in bogs, swamps and even in higher elevations. Displaying a multi-stemmed upright growth habit, the Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry offers a variety of displays through its active seasons. After the dormancy of winter, when new life emerges, this plant starts its fantastic journey. When spring sparks up, so do the blooms! Elegant displays of white and pink flowers offer delightful visuals as a hedge or stand alone specimen. After the blooms of the season come to an end, something spectacular is going to happen, that's right! We've got blueberries. During the spring and summer months, we are delighted by the glossy green foliage this plant has to offer!
How to use Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry in the landscape?
Pairs well with Rhododendron, Raspberry and Gooseberry. This particular species in the family is known to be rather resistant to leaf spots, and diseases. Plant the Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry in pairs or as a hedgerow for optimal production of fruit.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 8-10
How To Plant Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry
When planting blueberries, the more the merrier we always say! Although one will do, planting even just one more somewhere close by can grant you a wonderful harvest. While being self sufficient, bees and other pollinators will amp up your production of these tasty berries.
How To Water
For best fruit production, the Biloxi does have some interesting watering requirements. When not producing fruits normal watering in needed, so your weekly 'garden walk-though' kind of watering works just fine. When this plant does start its fruit production, that is when things get a little more intricate. Depending on the type of soil you are working with, you want to keep your fruiting plant well watered but not saturated. Over watering of your plant will cause larger fruit yes, but they will lack the taste you are looking for.
How To Fertilize
Established plants should be fertilized every 2-3 years to maintain best foliage and fruit production. Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Like other Blueberries during the first few years pruning is only required to remove any dead, weak, or diseased branches. Once established, we recommend pruning annually in early spring, while still in dormancy.
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