Rabbiteye Blueberry

Stats

Sun	full sun
Water	medium
Grow time	>150 days
Height	3–6ft
Spacing	>24in

Light

Full sun	✓
Part shade	✓
Shade	✗

Traits

Life cycle	perennial
Category	berry
Growth habit	shrub
Season	warm
Frost tolerance	hardy
Height	3–6ft
Spacing	over 24in
Days to maturity	over 150
Days to bloom	over 150
Native us	✓

Growing

Water	medium
Drainage	well drained
Soil ph min	4.5
Soil ph max	5.5
Propagation
Seed	✗
Cutting	✓
Division	✗
Graft	✗
Tuber bulb crown	✗
Transplant	✓
Container ok	✓
Pollination	self fertile
Pollinator friendly	✓
Toxic parts
Leaves	✗
Seeds	✗
Raw	✗
Spread	clump
Deer resistant	✗
Drought tolerant	✗
Toxic to
People	✗
Pets	✗
Livestock	✗

Post harvest

Wash before storing	✗
Ripens off plant	✗
Curing days	none
Shelf life	under 3d
Storage methods
Room temp	✗
Cool dark	✓
Fridge	✓
Freeze	✓
Can	✓
Dry	✓
Ferment pickle	✓
Blanch before freezing	✗

Bloom

Length	under 2wk
Colors
White	✓
Yellow	✗
Orange	✗
Red	✗
Pink	✗
Purple	✗
Blue	✗
Green	✗

Pollinators

Visitors
Honey bees	✓
Native bees	✓
Bumblebees	✓
Butterflies	✓
Moths	✓
Hummingbirds	✗
Beneficial insects	✓
Nectar	medium
Pollen	medium
Larval host	—
Specialist bees	✗
Seed for birds	✓

Invasive

Status	none
Regions
Northeast	✗
Southeast	✗
Midwest	✗
Plains	✗
Southwest	✗
Mountain west	✗
Pacific northwest	✗
California	✗
Hawaii	✗
State noxious	✗
Escapes cultivation	✗