Midnight Cascade Blueberry is a dwarf deciduous shrub with unusual cascading branches making it perfect for a hanging basket and an abundant harvest of sweet dark blue blueberries. The small elliptical blue-green foliage turns brilliant red in fall. The white flower clusters bloom in spring and give way to the medium sized berries with hints of vanilla that are produced from mid summer until frost. Grows best with full sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
East N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 2' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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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: Raspberry, Hydrangea, Thyme
IMAGES: Dantheman~commonswiki, Myrtille Wikipedia Dan 0429, CC BY-SA 2.5, (2) Jun from Sagamihara, JAPAN, Blueberry flowers macro, CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
