Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northsky' - P9

Description
The Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces light blue, medium-sized berries. They have a sweet and sour flavour. Humus-rich, sandy, slightly acidic soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from July. Its white flowers are a beautiful sight. With its bushy and broad growth, Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' grows to around 50 cm high and 90 cm wide, 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 orange-red, yellow autumn colouring * easy to care for

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' are medium green, lanceolate, alternate. Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' is bright orange-red to yellow in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Swamp blueberry 'Northsky' is a bushy and wide-growing small shrub that can reach a height of 30 - 50 cm and a width of 60 - 90 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 'Northsky' 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 white, cup-shaped flowers appear in May.

Fruit
The light blue, medium-sized 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 'Northsky' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.