Vaccinium corymbosum 'Colibri' ~ Colibri Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Colibri' ~ Colibri Highbush BlueberryColibri is a Southern Highbush blueberry variety that was developed for warmer climates with fewer chill hours. Its elliptical green foliage turns red and orange in fall. The loose pendulous clusters of white spring flowers give way to the signature berries. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well drained soils. While self fertile, cross pollination will produce a better crop. 150 300 chilling hours. Type: Shrub, Fruit Origins: East N.

Colibri is a Southern Highbush blueberry variety that was developed for warmer climates with fewer chill hours. Its elliptical green foliage turns red and orange in fall.  The loose pendulous clusters of white spring flowers give way to the signature berries.  Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils.  While self-fertile, cross-pollination will produce a better crop. 150-300 chilling hours.

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: California Lilac, Raspberry, Azalea

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