Vaccinium ashei 'Ochlockonee' PP17300 ~ Downhome Harvest® For Heaven's Sake® Blueberry

Vaccinium ashei 'Ochlockonee' PP17300 ~ Downhome Harvest® For Heaven's Sake® BlueberryFor Heaven's Sake Blueberry is an upright spreading deciduous shrub with a high production of medium sized, notably firm and sweet blueberries. The elliptical blue green foliage turns shades of purple red in fall. The white flower clusters bloom in late spring but the berries ripen early. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well drained soils. Has moderate chill requirement of 600 650 hours. While able to self fruit it should be planted

For Heaven's Sake Blueberry is an upright spreading deciduous shrub with a high production of medium-sized, notably firm and sweet blueberries.  The elliptical blue green foliage turns shades of purple-red in fall. The white flower clusters bloom in late spring but the berries ripen early.  Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils.  Has moderate chill requirement of 600-650 hours.  While able to self fruit it should be planted with others to cross-pollinate to increase yield. The DownHome Harvest series has improved heat, disease, and pest resistance.  For Heaven's Sake is especially resistant to stem canker. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch.  Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils.  Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit.  Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove effected fruit immediately if spotted.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Wax Myrtle, Azalea, Thyme

IMAGES: Photo by Bottoms Nursery, Ochlockonee Rabbiteye Blueberry, (2) University of Delaware Carvel REC, Blueberries

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.