General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees

Image
Common names
  • Rabbiteye Blueberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Vaccinium virgatum
  • Synonym: Vaccinium ashei

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Rabbiteye Blueberry - Vaccinium ashei 'Climax' 001
Location: My Yard
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2004-05-23
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Mar 21, 2018 5:32 PM concerning plant:
    The earliest ripening rabbiteye that I grow. Not quite as early as the southern highbush. bright color and good flavor.
Plant Events from our members
dorothythomas98 On July 9, 2014 Fruit Ripened
Froze a gallon Blueberries, best crop ever.
dorothythomas98 On April 1, 2014 Bloomed
GaNinFl On April 17, 2021 Obtained plant
Picked up two of these from the Florala COOP
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