Is the worst part of your gardening season the time when you run out of Blueberries to pick?? Well, hold off those lack of Blueberry blues just a little longer with ‘Elliot’, the latest maturing of all the Highbush selections with fruit that keeps on coming right on into September! Not only is ‘Elliot’ late, it is extremely productive with masses of firm, light to medium blue, firm berries that are great right off the plant or even more delightful frozen so you can bring back those memories of Blueberry picking far after the season has departed! Blueberries are very tolerant, easy to grow and very showy in the fall with brilliant red fall foliage color as the season cools. Be sure to protect your ripening berries from hugry birds…it would be a shame to have waited all summer for those sweet berries and have them birdnapped!

‘Earliblue’ is extremely hardy and a little denser and shorter than most other highbush selections. White, fragrant, bell shaped blossoms appear at least a week earlier than most other blueberries. Very early harvests in late July. Large, light blue, deliciously sweet berries.

Take advantage of this selection for the absolute first Blueberries to ripen in your garden! That’s right, ‘Earliblue’ will give you baskets of large, light blue, deliciously sweet Blueberries in late July kicking of your picking season with a bang! ‘Earliblue’ is extremely hardy and a little denser and shorter than most other highbush selections but its smaller stature does not diminish its fruit output. If anything, ‘Earliblue’s’ only characteristic that will cause you gardening angst is its early bloom as it will cover itself in white, fragrant, bell shaped Blueberry blossoms at least a week earlier than most other selections making it vulnerable to possible frost damage. Your protection is a must here but it will be the only extra work besides keeping the birds from making off with its copius fruit as they ripen!

Start your blueberry picking season off right with this excellent selection that offers high yields and sweet, seductive taste on big, deep blue berries starting in early July. This slightly tart, very firm berry is perfect for fresh eating but also one of the best berries for freezing, allowing you to enjoy ‘Duke’ long after its profuse crop has been picked.

There is no Blueberry selection that is going to give you the fruit size that ‘Darrow’ brings to the table. This mid to late season selection can have up to half dollar sized fruit that matures from late July through August! Half dollar sized, deep blue, juicy berries…that will really make for some tasty Blueberry pancakes! You’d think that fruit that size would mean that it would bear far less productively than other Blueberries but that is not the case as ‘Darrow’ is a heavy bearer of heavy duty fruit! While its fruit is remarkable, so is this plant’s ability to light up the landscape year round with brilliant yellow to red winter stems, a substantial display or white, fragrant, bell shaped flowers in May, superior garden form throughout the year and brilliant red to scarlet fall foliage color that is a sight to behold!

You’ll never have to worry about having enough blueberries with this selection in your garden! Easy to grow and productive to a fault, a single mature plant can yield 7 to 8 pounds of this sweet, medium sized, medium blue colored berry starting in mid to late July. ‘Chippewa’ is easy to grow and so much more than just a great fruiting plant with outstanding red fall foliage color and yellow to burgundy winter stem color that sets the landscape ablaze.

Reaching only 3-4′ at maturity this small statured Northern High Bush Blueberry does not disappoint, especially if you live in the colder climates where early frosts can freeze out the flowers of other varieties. ‘Bluetta’ blooms later but still ripens early and its highly productive producing up to 10 pounds of sweet berries per mature plant. These delicious berries have a unique wild, yet sweet flavor and firm skin that makes them a great all purpose berry for fresh eating, freezing or preserves. ‘Bluetta’ is a true (3) season shrub with dainty white flowers in the spring, summer fruit and a stunning fall show with brilliant scarlet foliage. ‘Bluetta’ is self-fertile but will produce more fruit if another variety is planted nearby. For the best berry production, plant it in full sun and well drained soils.

Straight from the Blueberry areas of northern Australia, this striking variety from down under is a Blueberry to be reckoned with and one that may stretch your fresh Blueberry season even longer. ‘Brigitta’ is a robust grower and vigorous bloomer that produces masses of large, light blue, crisp, firm textured fruit starting in late July. While the quantity of fruit it produces is noteworthy, ‘Brigitta’ will be etched as a favorite in your mind due to its dreamy sweet yet slightly tart taste and the fact that it will hold its quality in the refrigerator for a month or more after picking and still taste as crisp and sweet as if you just picked them while retaining its firm texture. Like all Blueberries, ‘Brigitta’ is easy to grow and provides far more than fruit with superb orange to red fall foliage color and even a bronzy new flush that makes it stand out in the early spring.

Consistent, easy to care for, and large, great tasting fruit… What more could you ask for in a blueberry?? This mid-season producer of great tasting blueberries has it all on an upright, open-growing bush that will be one of the best performers you’ve ever had in your fruit garden.

An old stand by, mid-season fruiting variety, ‘Blueray’ is an outstanding yielder with loads of large, powder blue berries and a great taste that will always have people looking for more. This selection’s upright, open form displays stunning burgundy fall color and outstanding winter stem color.