Vaccinium darrowii
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| Origin: | ✈ | SE United States |
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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.
Leaves are small, simple ovoid-acute and 10-15 mm long. The bell-shaped white flowers are 4-8 mm long. 4-6mm berries are blue-black with a whitish waxiness.
Many commercial cultivars are hybrids, originating from crosses between Vaccinium darrowii with the Northern Highbush Blueberry V. corymbosum, as well as other species like V. virgatum and V. angustifolium[1].
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
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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.
Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Cultivars
recommended for the fruit garden and landscape:
- Very early season: 'O’Neal'
- Early/midseason: 'Cape Fear'
- Midseason: 'Blue Ridge' and 'Georgia Gem' (adapted to Sandhills & Coastal Plains; frost protection needed in the Piedmont)
- Mid/late season: 'Legacy' and 'Summit'
- Late season: 'Ozarkblue' (Piedmont only).
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References
External links
- w:Vaccinium darrowii. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Vaccinium darrowii QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- ↑ "PI 554944 (Cultivar name: O'Neal)". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) (2007-02-14).