Vaccinium corymbosum 'Reka' - 30-40 CM C3

Description
The Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® (Vaccinium corymbosum) produces dark blue, medium-sized berries. Sweet and sour in flavour, the Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® has a firm skin. 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 bushy and broad growth, the Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® grows to around 2 metres high and 2 metres wide, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Vaccinium corymb.'Reka'.

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

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® are dark green, lanceolate, alternate. Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® turns bright orange-yellow in autumn.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Swamp blueberry 'Reka'® 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. 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 'Reka'® 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 - Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

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 dark blue, medium-sized berries have a sweet and sour flavour. The skin of these round berries is pressure-resistant. Ripening time from July.

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

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