Vaccinium ‘Sunshine Blue’ Dwarf Blueberry

Genus:Vaccinium
Species:hybrid
Variety:’Sunshine Blue’
Zone:5 – 9
Bloom Start To End:Early Summer
Fruit Color:Blue
Habit:Dwarf
Plant Height:3 ft – 4 ft
Plant Width:3 ft – 4 ft
Additional Characteristics:Bird Lovers,Berries,Edible
Bloom Color:Light Pink
Foliage Color:Dark Green,Medium Green
Harvest Season:Mid Summer
Light Requirements:Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:Moist, well-drained
Soil Tolerance:Normal, loamy
Uses:Beds,Cuisine,Containers
Restrictions: *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
California,Canada,Georgia,Guam,Hawaii,Michigan,Oregon,Puerto Rico,Virgin Islands,Washington

Call it the “ultimate edible ornamental.” With a dense, rounded, compact habit—only 3- to 4-feet high and wide—of beautiful, glossy silvery-green leaves, Vaccinium ‘Sunshine Blue’ Dwarf Blueberry seems just about perfect, especially for blueberry lovers. In spring, enjoy a proliferation of pink flowers followed by sumptuous blueberries in early to midsummer (June). But the joy continues after the berries are gone as the leaves turn a gorgeous shade of purple red in fall.

Each petite plant of Vaccinium ‘Sunshine Blue’ Dwarf Blueberry bears anywhere from 5 to 10 pounds of the most delicious, dime-sized, dark blue berries you will ever taste. The flavor is sweet and juicy, totally unlike the berries you buy long after harvest at the grocery store.

Self-pollinating (so you need only grow one plant) and more tolerant than most of soil with a high pH, Vaccinium ‘Sunshine Blue’ Dwarf Blueberry is exceptionally easy to grow. It’s a southern highbush type with a low chill requirement—only 150 hours—which means it’s great for the South. However, it’s very hardy as far north as Chicago, too.

Best in full sun and slightly acidic, well-draining soil rich in organic matter.