Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
This mid to late seasons blueberry produces an abundance of dime-size delicious berries. Its white and pink bell-shaped flowers will add beauty to your landscape in the spring and its leaves turn a bright shade of red in the fall. Even if you don’t like the taste of blueberries, this plant will add ornamental value to your landscape.
This plant’s compact rounded form makes it a great choice for a container garden. It can also be used in a mixed shrub or perennial border, to create a low hedge or as an accent plant. This plant is deciduous in general, but the leaves may remain through the winter in warmer climates. Vaccinium corymbosum 'Sunshine Blue' will reach between 3 and 4 feet tall and wide in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 to 10.
Sunshine Blue Blueberry Care
Sunshine Blue Blueberry prefers to grow in soil with a pH of 6.5 or lower in a location with full to partially sunny conditions. Use an acidic potting soil created for azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons when growing this plant in a container garden. Remove any crossed or broken branches in the spring before new growth begins. You’ll have to cover the blueberries as they begin to ripen, or hungry songbirds will eat them before you harvest them for yourself.
Sunshine Blue Blueberry Spacing
Space individual plants 6 to 8 feet apart so you’ll have room to walk around them when harvesting the berries. This variety is self-fruiting but will be more productive when another blueberry variety is planted nearby.
Sunshine Blue 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
- 3 - 4 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 3 - 4 Feet
- Plant Spacing
- 3 - 4 Feet
- Growth Rate
- Slow to Moderate
- Growth Habit
- , Upright, Mounded
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , White, Pink
- Flower Description
- Pink, White
- 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, Blue, Red
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Semi-Evergreen
- 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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