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This blueberry produces lovely bright pink colored blueberries instead of the traditional blue colored ones. The medium-sized pink berries are just as tasty as the blue ones and are perfect for baking and eating fresh off the plant. This shrub produces pretty, pinkish-white bell-shaped blossoms in the spring. The leaves on this deciduous shrub turn bright orange that fades to deep red in the fall. Unlike most blueberry varieties, the berries on pink lemonade ripen throughout the summer months.
Plant Vaccinium x 'Pink Lemonade' in mixed shrub and perennial borders, to create low hedges or as a container plant. The blueberry is a rabbiteye or compact variety. This shrub is self-fertile, but you’ll have a more abundant harvest if you plant a second one or even another rabbiteye variety of blueberry in your garden.
Pink Lemonade Blueberry Care
Plant Pink Lemonade Blueberry in full sun or partial shade conditions in acidic or sandy soil. It’s hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8. At maturity, the height and width will be between 4 and 5 feet. Prune winter-damaged or crossed branches in late spring. The flowers attract butterflies and bees and you’ll need to cover the fruit to prevent hungry birds from eating the berries before you get an opportunity to harvest the ripe ones.
Pink Lemonade Blueberry Spacing
The cultivar ‘Pink Lemonade’ was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the 1970s but has recently grown in popularity as people are looking for more diversity in their landscapes. Space individual plants 4 to 5 feet apart.
Pink Lemonade Blueberry Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 4 - 5 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 4 - 5 Feet
- Plant Spacing
- 4 - 5 Feet
- Growth Rate
- Slow to Moderate
- Growth Habit
- , Upright, Mounded
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , White, Pink
- Flower Description
- Pink, Gold and Orange
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Blooms On
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Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Right after flowering
- Foliage Color
- , Green, Orange, Red
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Fall Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Plant Type
- Edible Plant
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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