Vaccinium cor. 'Bluecrop' - 2 Ltr, 4 canes

Bulletpoints
* sweet and sour flavour * the flowers are heavily favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * attractive orange-yellow autumn colouring

Leaves
Attractive orange-yellow autumn colouring.

Growth habit
Swamp blueberry 'Bluecrop' is a bushy, broad and shrub-like small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 1.2 m and a width of 0.8 - 1 m. Slow-growing.

Water
The plant needs plenty of water. Do not allow the soil to dry out.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Watering: In the period from April to September - Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

Care
- This plant should only be watered with lime-free water. Rainwater is particularly suitable for this purpose. - A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The light pink, cup-shaped flowers appear from May to June.

fruit
The dark blue, very large berries have a sweet-sour flavour. The flesh of these round berries is firm. Ripening time from the end of July.

Use
Tub, bee pasture, bog bed, jam, baking, dessert

Root
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.