The Bless Your Heart Rabbiteye Blueberry is a fantastic new blueberry bush from the Southern Living Plant Collection's DownHome Harvest Edible Collection! Bless Your Heart produces large bounties of medium-sized, firm blueberries rich in flavor and antioxidants! This s an early-blooming variety. Expect it to be heavily coated in petite bell-shaped white flowers. The Bless Your Heart Rabbiteye Blueberry is of the variety Vaccinium ashei Alapaha,' and generally requires about 450-500 chill hours. This breed is characterized by early ripening fruit, which generally occurs in late May to early June. One of the best aspects of this Blueberry is its controlled, upright growth habit that matures to 4-5' H x 3-4' W. Therefore, it's easy to work into any size of landscape! Rabbiteye Blueberries produce more fruit when they can cross-pollinate with other varieties.Planting Instructions- Tip: Be careful not to plant them too deeply. The root ball should be just below the surface (one-quarter to one-half inch). Dig holes twice as wide and twice as deep as the roots of the plant. Space bushes 3-4 feet apart in a row, with at least 8 feet between rows. Set the bush in the hole with the root ball just below the surface and its roots spread out. Pack the hole tightly with soil.

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