BOTANICAL NAME:  Vaccinium ashei ‘Premier’

COMMON NAME: “Premier Rabbiteye Blueberry”

ATTRACTS:  Birds, Bees & Butterflies

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: White to pink, bell-shaped flowers in late Spring

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:   Full Sun

HEIGHT: 6 to 8 feet

WIDTH: 6 to 8 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average to Moderate

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Loose, well-drained soil rich in organic matter

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Heat tolerant

Excellent Fall color

High yield

HARDINESS ZONES: 7-9

Premier Rabbiteye Blueberry is a large-growing, deciduous shrub that has light green leaves that turns hues of red & yellow in Fall for a great display of color and white to pink, bell-shaped flowers in late-spring and medium to large, sweet blueberries in mid to late summer. Plant several to form a flowering, ornamental, edible hedge. Plant two rabbiteye varieties for heavier fruit production.