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| name = ''Vaccinium darrowii''
 
| name = ''Vaccinium darrowii''
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| common_names = Darrow's Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry, Southern Highbush Blueberry
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| growth_habit = evergreen shrub
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| high = 30-120 cm
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| origin = SE United States
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| lifespan = perennial
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| color = IndianRed
 
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| regnum = Plantae
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| familia = [[Ericaceae]]
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| ordo = Ericales
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| genus = ''[[Vaccinium]]''
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| familia = Ericaceae
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| species = '''''V. darrowii'''''
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| genus = Vaccinium
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| binomial = ''Vaccinium darrowii''
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| species = darrowii
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| binomial_authority = [[Wendell Holmes Camp|Camp]]
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'''''Vaccinium darrowii''''' ('''Darrow's Blueberry''', '''Evergreen Blueberry''', or '''Southern Highbush Blueberry''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' in the [[blueberry]] group (''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Cyanococcus'').  Compared with northern varieties of blueberries, Southern highbush cultivars have lower chilling requirements, greater tolerance of high summer temperatures, somewhat greater drought tolerance and in these conditions produce better fruit than northern varieties.  Plants are grown for the edible fruit as well as for the ornamental value.
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'''''Vaccinium darrowii''''' ('''Darrow's Blueberry''', '''Evergreen Blueberry''', or '''Southern Highbush Blueberry''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' in the [[blueberry]] group (''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Cyanococcus''). It is native to the southeastern [[United States]], in [[Alabama]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Mississippi]].
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Leaves are small, simple ovoid-acute and 10-15 mm long. The bell-shaped white [[flower]]s are 4-8 mm long. 4-6mm [[berries]] are blue-black with a whitish waxiness.
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It is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] growing 30-120 cm tall, with small, simple ovoid-acute [[leaf|leaves]] 10-15 mm long. The [[flower]]s are white, bell-shaped, 4-8 mm long. The [[fruit]] is a [[berry]] 4-6 mm diameter, blue-black with a whitish waxy bloom.
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Many commercial [[cultivar]]s are [[hybrid]]s, originating from crosses between ''Vaccinium darrowii'' with the [[Northern highbush blueberry|Northern Highbush Blueberry]] ''V. corymbosum'', as well as other species like ''[[Rabbiteye blueberry|V. virgatum]]'' and ''[[Lowbush blueberry|V. angustifolium]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/search.pl?accid=PI+554944 | title=PI 554944 (Cultivar name: O'Neal) | work=Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) | date=2007-02-14}}</ref>.
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===Cultivation and uses===
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].''
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The species is grown both for its edible fruit, and as an [[ornamental plant]] in gardens.
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Many commercial Southern Highbush Blueberry [[cultivar]]s are [[hybrid]]s, derived from crosses between ''Vaccinium darrowii'' with the [[Northern highbush blueberry|Northern Highbush Blueberry]] ''V. corymbosum'', as well as other species such as ''[[Rabbiteye blueberry|V. virgatum]]'' and ''[[Lowbush blueberry|V. angustifolium]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/search.pl?accid=PI+554944 | title=PI 554944 (Cultivar name: O'Neal) | work=Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) | date=2007-02-14}}</ref>. The following Southern Highbush Blueberry cultivars, listed by fruit ripening time, are recommended for the fruit garden and landscape:  
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Southern highbush blueberries tend to be self-fertile as a rule, but fruiting begins earlier and berries are larger when multiple cultivars are interplanted for cross-pollination.
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==Cultivars==
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recommended for the fruit garden and landscape:  
 
*Very early season: 'O’Neal'
 
*Very early season: 'O’Neal'
 
*Early/midseason: 'Cape Fear'
 
*Early/midseason: 'Cape Fear'
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*Midseason: 'Blue Ridge' and 'Georgia Gem' (adapted to the Sandhills and Coastal Plains; needs frost protection in the Piedmont)
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*Midseason: 'Blue Ridge' and 'Georgia Gem' (adapted to Sandhills & Coastal Plains; frost protection needed in the Piedmont)
 
*Mid/late season: 'Legacy' and 'Summit'
 
*Mid/late season: 'Legacy' and 'Summit'
 
*Late season: 'Ozarkblue' (Piedmont only).
 
*Late season: 'Ozarkblue' (Piedmont only).
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Southern highbush cultivars, in addition to lower chilling requirements, also have greater tolerance to high summer temperatures, somewhat greater drought tolerance and develop superior fruit quality under [[Southern United States|Southern U.S.]] growing conditions. As a rule, Southern highbush blueberries are self-fertile. However, larger and earlier-ripening berries result if several cultivars are interplanted for cross-pollination.  
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==References==
 
==References==
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?41007 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Vaccinium darrowii'']
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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