Vaccinium ashei ‘Vernon’ Down Home Harvest® Takes the Cake® PP18291
Common Name | Takes the Cake® Rabbiteye Blueberry |
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Genus | Vaccinium |
Species | ashei |
Cultivar | 'Vernon' Down Home Harvest® Takes the Cake® |
Patent | PP18291 |
Zone | 7 to 9 |
Habit | Upright multi-stemmed shrub. Moderate growth rate. |
Height | 4 to 5 Feet |
Spread | 3 to 4 Feet |
Foliage | Blue-green in summer changing to bronze, orange and red in fall. Deciduous. |
Flower | Bell-shaped, in great abundance. May., white tinged pink |
Flower Color | White |
Fruit | Blueberry. Edible with good flavor. |
Culture | Full sun to partial shade. |
Description
Early ripening variety with large, sweet berries. Requires 450+ chill hours and needs another rabbiteye variety present for best pollination.