Vaccinium cor. 'Pink Lemonade' - 50-60 CM C5

Description
The Swamp blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces pink-coloured, medium-sized berries. They are firm and sweet in flavour. Humus-rich, sandy, slightly acidic soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from mid-August. Its pink flowers are a beautiful sight. With its bushy and broad growth, Swamp blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' grows to around 2 metres high and 60 cm wide, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Bulletpoints
* sweet 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 'Pink Lemonade' are medium green, lanceolate, alternate. Swamp blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' is bright orange-yellow in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Swamp blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Swamp blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' is a bushy and wide-growing small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 2 m and a width of 40 - 60 cm. 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 'Pink Lemonade' 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: 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 pink, cup-shaped flowers appear in April.

Fruit
The pink-coloured, medium-sized berries have a sweet flavour. The translucent flesh of these round berries is firm. Ripen from mid-August.

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

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