Vaccinium corymbosum 'Polaris'
Polaris Blueberry
- Tight form
- Heavy-producing ability
- Very sweet-tasting berries
- "Half-high" type of blueberry
- Fragrant, white, bell shaped flowers in early May
- Medium sized, powder blue, aromatic, extremely sweet tasting fruit
- Low-maintenance
- Great fall foliage color
- Category: Edibles
- Hardiness Zone:3-8
- Height:3-4 ft
- Spread:3-4 ft
- Bloom Color:
Another small space wondBlue Shadeser, 'Polaris' will thrill with its tight form, heavy producing ability and sweet, sweet berry taste. 'Polaris' is known as a 'half-high' type of Blueberry, combining the denseness of lowbush selections with the fruit size and larger berry yeilds of the highbush selections. The result is a plant that will cover itself with fragrant, white, bell shaped flowers in early May and with medium sized, powder blue, aromatic, extremely sweet tasting fruit in late July and early August. It is one of the earliest maturing of the Blueberries meaning that you might have to fight off more than the birds for its sweet fruit as hungry family members will be looking to outwit you for their year's first taste of fresh Blueberries! 'Polaris' is such a low maintenance plant and will even reward you and your garden with brilliant orange-red fall foliage color!
Attributes
• Edible
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Native
Maintenance and Care
• Low Maintenance
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Songbirds
Flower Color
• White
Programs
• Goodness Grows Edibles
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Late Spring
Exposure
• Full Sun
Habit
• Upright
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Vaccinium corymbosum 'Polaris'
Thrives in full to half day sun. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune in late winter to remove old branches and thin to provide rejuvenation and good airflow for fruiting.