Vaccinium elliottii ‘Peach County Ecotype’ – Elliott’s Blueberry Peach County Ecotype(DRG.FC.NB.OP.SHWY)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Elliott’s Blueberry is an edible deciduous shrub in the heath family found along riverbanks, thickets, and bottom land forests.

Plant in the full sun to partial shade in acidic soils.  Avoid soils where lime is present.  Lime in the soil will cause the leaves to become chlorotic, not producing sufficient chlorophyll, leading to yellowing of the leaves.

It can be grown in full sun or light shade, however, full sun will lead to more fruiting.  Provide shelter from strong winds.  It can be easily confused with other rabbiteye blueberries, but it differs in the fact that it has smaller leaves with a length of only 1″ long and numerous slender round hairy stems.  To make harvesting the fruit easier, prune after the fruit ripens so plants do not become too tall the following year.