Common Name:
Powder Blue blueberry
Description:
Blueberry ‘Powder Blue’ is a reliable rabbiteye blueberry variety prized for its heavy crops of firm, sweet berries and strong garden performance. It produces attractive clusters of pale blue, powdery-skinned fruit in summer, making it an excellent choice for fresh eating, baking, preserving, and home fruit production. In spring, the plant is covered in small white to blush-pink bell-shaped flowers that are highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. It has a vigorous, upright habit and develops attractive autumn foliage tones as temperatures cool. Well suited to Melbourne conditions, ‘Powder Blue’ performs best in full sun with acidic, well-drained soil and consistent moisture during the growing season. For the best fruit set and heavier crops, it should be planted with another compatible rabbiteye blueberry variety for cross-pollination.
Form:
• Shrub - Medium
Mature Size:
• Height: 1.5–2 m
• Width: 1.2–1.8 m
Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade
Flowering:
• Flowers in Spring
Flower Colour:
• White
• Pale pink
Key Attributes:
• Edible Fruit
• Bee Attracting
• Perennial
• Productive fruiting variety
• Suitable for Home Orchards
• Suitable for Pots when young or regularly maintained
• Upright growth habit
• Attractive autumn foliage colour
• Requires acidic soil
• Best planted with another rabbiteye blueberry for pollination
Toxicity:
Fruit is edible and safe for human consumption. No significant toxicity to humans or animals is commonly associated with this plant.
Companion Plants:
• Blueberry ‘Brightwell’
• Blueberry ‘Tifblue’
• Blueberry ‘Climax’
• Azalea
• Camellia
• Gardenia
• Daphne
• Heuchera
