Vaccinium corymbosum 'Cabernet Splash' - 2 Ltr pot

Description
The Heidelbeere 'Cabernet Splash'® (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces blue 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 light pink flowers are a beautiful sight. With its upright, compact and rounded habit, Heidelbeere 'Cabernet Splash'® grows to around 1.5 m high and 1.2 m wide, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour flavour * beautiful foliage * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * easy to care for

leaves
High leaf ornamental value. The deciduous leaves of the Heidelbeere 'Cabernet Splash'® are dark red, lanceolate, alternate.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Heidelbeere 'Cabernet Splash'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Heidelbeere 'Cabernet Splash'® is an upright, compact and rounded small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 1.5 metres and a width of 0.7 - 1.2 metres. It usually grows 10 - 30 cm per year.

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 'Cabernet Splash'® 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 light pink, cup-shaped flowers appear from April to May.

Fruit
The blue 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 'Cabernet Splash'® is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.