smallflower blueberry - Vaccinium virgatum

Synonyms: Vaccinium ashei, rabbiteye blueberry,

USDA Plant Code: VAVI2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Height: 6-8 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: yes
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: white
Bloom Period: winter/spring
Fragrant: no
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Harvesting; Korvan (9000) Blueberry Harvester picking rabbiteye blueberries.
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Harvesting; The rear of a Korvan (9000) Blueberry Harvester while picking rabbiteye blueberries.
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Harvesting; Korvan(9000) Blueberry Harvester picking Rabbiteye blueberries.
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Harvesting; Korvan (9000) Blueberry Havester picking rabbiteye blueberries.
Rory Register, Rory's Photography, Bugwood.org
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Harvesting; Korvan (9000) Blueberry Harvester picking rabbiteye blueberries
Rory Register, Rory's Photography, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Vernon; Rabbiteye blueberry that produces high yields. A GA release
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Cultivar; Montgomery
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Cultivar; Montgomery
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Cultivar; Austin
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Cultivar; Austin
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Cultivar; Alapaha
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Cultivar; Alapaha
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Cultivar; Vernon
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Cultivar; Montgomery
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Cultivar; Austin
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Cultivar; Alapaha
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Fruit(s);
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); green fruit growth stage; native to the southeastern US, rabbiteye blueberry bloom later, are more disease resistant and used exclusively for processing
Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); green fruit growth stage; native to the southeastern US, rabbiteye blueberry bloom later, are more disease resistant and used exclusively for processing
Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
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