Everything about Rabbiteye Blueberry totally explained
Rabbiteye Blueberry (
Vaccinium virgatum, also known as
V. ashei) is a species of
blueberry native to the southeastern
United States, from
North Carolina south to
Florida and west to
Texas. Other common names include Southern Highbush Blueberry, Southern Black Blueberry, and Smallflower Blueberry.
It is a
deciduous shrub growing to 4 m tall, though usually less, commonly only 1-2 m tall. The
leaves are spirally arranged, oblanceolate to narrow elliptic, 3-6 cm long. The
flowers are white, bell-shaped, 5 mm long. The
fruit is a berry 5 mm diameter, dark blue to black, bloomed pale blue-gray by a thin wax coating. It grows best on acid soil and is subject to few pests and diseases.
Rabbiteye blueberries are self infertile and must have two or more varieties to
pollenize each other.
Honeybees are inefficient
pollinators, and
carpenter bees frequently cut the
corollas to
rob nectar without
pollinating the flowers. Rabbiteyes do best when pollinated by
buzz pollination by bees, such as the native southeastern blueberry bee,
Habropoda laboriosa.
Cultivation and uses
The species is cultivated for its edible berries, which are similar to other blueberries. It is also grown as an
ornamental plant for its fall colors, typically bright orange or red.
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