Blueberry — Rabbiteye

Vaccinium virgatum

Southeastern US native blueberry — taller, more heat-tolerant, and lower-chill than highbush types.

Hardiness ratings

Blueberry — Rabbiteye hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 7–9 −17.8 °C to −1.1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H5 −15 °C to −10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 7–9 −12 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 3–5 −5 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Better suited to subtropical and warm-temperate climates than highbush
  • Needs cross-pollination — plant at least two different rabbiteye cultivars

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Blueberry — Rabbiteye on Wikipedia