Vaccinium cor. 'Brigitta Blue' - 50-60 CM C5

Description
The Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces very large, black-blue berries. These have a sweet-tart flavour. For a bountiful harvest from early August onwards, humus-rich, sandy, slightly acidic soil and a sunny to semi-shaded position provide the ideal conditions. Its pale pink flowers are a lovely sight. With its bushy, upright growth habit, the Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' reaches a height of around 1.2 m and a width of 60 cm, making it ideal for growing in pots on a balcony or terrace.

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

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' are dark green. Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' turns a bright orange-yellow in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Swamp blueberry 'Brigitta Blue' is a bushy, upright-growing small shrub that can reach a height of 1–1.2 m and a width of 40–60 cm. It is 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 'Brigitta Blue' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground 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 light pink flowers appear from May to June.

Fruit
The very large, black-blue berries have a sweet-sour flavour. The berries are round. They ripen from early August.

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

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