Midnight Cascade Hanging Basket Blueberry
Harvest Fruit at Eye Level
First hanging basket blueberry on the market
Grows just 18-24 inches tall
Ideal for hanging baskets and containers
Medium-sized, sweet, aromatic berries
Ornamental foliage with hints of red
Introducing the first hanging basket blueberry on the market! Growing just 18-24 in. tall with a similar spread, Midnight Cascade Blueberry is ideal for hanging baskets and containers. Imagine stepping outside your home and picking medium, sweet, aromatic berries with hints of vanilla. In addition to sweet berries, Midnight Cascade has ornamental green foliage with hints of red that darkens in the fall. Like other blueberries, this plant performs best when grown in full sun. Zones 5-9
Vaccinium corymbosum 'CP 17 BB 2331'
Height: 18 - 24 inches
Spacing: 24 inches
Depth: Plant at the same level it is growing in the container.
Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Light Required: Full Sun
Foliage: Foliage has hints of red that darken in fall.
Fruit: Medium, sweet and aromatic berries with a hint of vanilla.
Zone: 5 - 9

Form: Hanging
Comments: This is the first hanging basket blueberry on the market! Grow delicious, healthy blueberries in a smaller space! Enjoy an abundance of gorgeous berries, full of rich flavors and antioxidants. Also has ornamental value in autumn when the hints of red in its foliage deepen to darker shades.

Can this be left in a pot on the patio over the Winter?
No the pot should not be left in a pot on the patio over the winter. There are several ways to provide winter protection for plants in containers. One of the easiest methods is to bring the containers into an unheated shed, root cellar or garage during the winter months. Of course, during the winter the plant still needs periodic watering and light. Water plants thoroughly before moving them into the over wintering area and periodically check soil moisture throughout the winter. It is important to inspect the plant periodically during winter to make sure it has not started to grow or send out new shoots. If this happens, the plant is being kept too warm and air temperatures around the plant should be lowered to stop the initiation of growth. Another method of over wintering a containerized plant is to "plant" the entire container in a ground bed. In fall, dig a hole deep enough so that the lip of the container is even with the surrounding soil. Place the container in the hole and fill in with soil around the container just as you would with a new plant, so that the container receives full benefit of the soil's insulating power. The plant can then be mulched normally along with surrounding plants. It is also possible to install a second container, slightly larger than that used to hold the blueberry plant, permanently in the soil; again, bury the larger container deep enough so its lip is even with the surrounding soil. The blueberry container, with its properly amended soil, can then be placed inside the larger container and left in place all year or moved to a sunnier location during summer.
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