BLUEBERRY TOP HAT 3LD

Description
The Swamp blueberry 'Top Hat' (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces black berries. These are sweet and sour in flavour. Humus-rich, sandy, slightly acidic soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from July. Its white flowers are a beautiful sight. With its bushy and broad growth, the Swamp blueberry 'Top Hat' grows to a height of around 50 cm, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Bulletpoints
* sweet and sour flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * attractive red autumn colouring * easy to care for

Leaves
Attractive red autumn colouring.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Swamp blueberry 'Top Hat' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Swamp blueberry 'Top Hat' is a bushy and broad-growing small shrub that can reach a height of 40 - 50 cm.

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 'Top Hat' 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.

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 white, cup-shaped flowers appear from May to June.

Fruit
The black berries have a sweet and sour flavour. The berries are round. Ripening time from July.

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

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