Monrovia® Bountiful Blue Blueberry is a dwarf deciduous fruiting shrub with compact mounding habit suitable for containers and a heavy production of large, sweet blueberries that ripen early season. The elliptical green foliage turns a kaleidoscope of bright yellow, orange, red, and then purple in fall. The white flower clusters bloom in early spring. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils. Bountiful Blue is self fruiting and has a very low chill requirement of only 150-200 chill hours.
Vaccinium corymbosum are highly valuable for wildlife as well, being listed as a host plant for 32 different butterflies and moths, and provides nectar to several specialized bees. The berries and branches are good food sources for birds and mammals.
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Origins: |
East N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
3' - 4' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 4' |
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Spacing: |
4' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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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 effected 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
IMAGES: Photoset by Famartin, along Tranquility Court in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, (1) 2017-05-01 11 20 49 Bountiful Blue' Blueberry blossoms, (2) Famartin, 2019-04-26 07 49 37 New leaves in spring on a Bountiful Blue Blueberry bush, (3) 2018-11-15 07 49 31 Snow and sleet on a 'Bountiful Blue' Blueberry, (4) Famartin, 2019-11-30 10 43 54 A Bountiful Blue Blueberry bush in late autumn, (5) Famartin, 2020-04-01 17 16 52 Old leaves in early spring as new leaves start to grow on a Bountiful Blue Blueberry bush, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
