Vaccinium corymbosum 'Herbert' ~ Herbert Blueberry tropical paradise The flower buds puff up

The flower buds puff up like balloons before opening to large violet blue flowers that bloom throughout summer

The new foliage emerges flushed a frosted pink before maturing to dark green foliage with fine cream to yellow edging and is re-flushed with pink that spreads and intensifies as the weather cools

The round-lobed leaves are intensely red with red stems and hold their color all season

IMAGE: Photos by Bill Barber

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Herbert' ~ Herbert Blueberry tropical paradise The flower buds puff upHerbert Blueberry is a bushy deciduous shrub with a strong yield of large and plump sweetly tart blue berries that ripen mid season. The deep green elliptical foliage on red stems turns red in fall. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well drained soils. Herbert is self pollinating and disease resistant with a chill requirement of 500 600 hours. Type: Shrub Origins: East N. America; GA Native Height: 5' 6' Spread: 3 4' Spacing: 4' USDA