Vaccinium cor. 'Dixi' - 3 Ltr pot

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

Leaves
Attractive orange-red to yellow autumn colouring.

Growth habit
Swamp blueberry 'Dixi' is a bushy and broad-growing small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 2 m and a width of 1 - 2 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 'Dixi' 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 light pink, cup-shaped flowers appear from May to June.

fruit
The blue, medium-sized berries have a sweet-sour, sweet, aromatic, refreshing flavour. The berries are round. Ripening time from July.

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

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