Vaccinium corymbosum 'ZF06-043' - Peach Sorbet® Blueberry

Peach Sorbet Blueberry is a dwarf semi-evergreen shrub that produces abundant  large sweet blueberries.  Clusters of fragrant white flowers bloom in late spring before giving way to the berries that ripen to deep blue by mid summer.  The foliage emerges a colorful range of peaches, pinks, and oranges before maturing to dusky blue-green in summer and turns a deep plum in fall and winter.  Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils.  Peach Sorbet has a low recommended chill requirement of only 300 hours.

Type:	Shrub
Origins:	East N. America; GA Native
Height:	1.5' - 2'
Spread:	1.5’ - 2'
Spacing:	2'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 10
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch.  Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils.  Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit.  Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove affected fruit immediately if spotted.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Thyme, Strawberry, Raspberry

IMAGE: Photos by Star Roses and Plants, Peach Sorbet®

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.