Exposure: Full sun to part shade. Zone 7b.
Soil: Acidic, moist, well-drained soil with high organic content. Always mulch plants well and maintain even moisture for best growth and production. More tolerant of clay soils than the Northern varieties.
Growth habits: Rabbiteye blueberries are native to the Southeastern US and are taller, more drought and heat tolerant than lowbush and highbush blueberries.
Landscape uses: Rabbiteye blueberry bushes range in height from 8 to 15 feet at maturity, are deciduous, with foliage that turns from greenish-grey to yellow or red in autumn. Blueberries to well in berry orchards, edible hedges, foundation plantings, and even as landscape specimens with their multiple seasons of interest and good winter form. Plant two or more varieties for cross polination and berry season extension.
Edible/Medicinal properties: Mature bush can produce 8 to 22 pounds of fruit each year, depending on variety. Antioxidant levels of rabbiteye blueberries compare well with those of high and lowbush types.

$16.00/1 gal, $24.00/2 gal