Blueberry Pink Lemonade

A new, mid- to late season variety of highbush blueberry with unusual pink berries. These are medium-sized, with a firm texture and sweet and tangy taste, ripening from mid-August and holding well on the bush. For the best flavour, pick after the berries have turned a deep rose-pink; keep picking as the berries ripen. Large, very upright, bush, good in containers; reliable cropper. Must have acid soil; water with rainwater; mulch with ericaceous matter. Blueberry ‘Pink Lemonade’ also looks lovely in a flower border.

Site: Fairly sheltered
Soil: Acid (pH 4-5.5), moisture-retentive but well-drained soil; can be grown in pots in ericaceous soil-based compost
Position: Sun or partial shade
Pick: From mid-August to September
Keep: Berries do not keep, but freeze well
Hardiness: Hardy
Pollination: Self-pollinates, but crops better planted with one or two blueberries of different varieties
Uses: Eating and cooking
Height: 5’ (150cm) Spread: 5’ (150cm)