Bushel and Berry® Sapphire Cascade Blueberry Plant

You can expect to average around five to seven pints of fresh blueberries per plant each summer.

We appreciate you reaching out to us. blueberries are self pollinating and do not require another variety to bear fruit. However planting a second variety of any kind will increase your crop yield.

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Potted plants should always be brought in to an unheated garage or basement for the winter so the roots do not freeze.

I enjoyed mine in the hanging basket the first season then up potted to a larger, taller container the second season. The plant seems happy and is doing great!

you can transplant in to ground with no issues as long as there is at least 6 weeks before a hard freeze.

In USDA Zone 5, you should bring your plant into the basement before the first hard frost, typically when nighttime temperatures begin dipping consistently below 40°F (4°C). This is usually sometime in October, depending on your local climate and elevation.

I’m in the midlands of South Carolina zone 8b. Our winters can be very erratic. Temps can be 75 one day then drop to the 30s the next. This past winter we had more than a week of nights in the 20s. I kept my sapphire cascade on my covered (not enclosed) porch covered with a light blanket on these cold nights. It survived and has fruit this year. It grew quite large and is in a big pot which probably helped insulate the roots.

These will go dormant in the fall/winter and they do arrive in a hanging pot.

The Bushel and Berry® Sapphire Cascade Blueberry requires approximately 350 to 450 chill hours

I may not be the best person to ask but I did find out a few things not to do. I am in zone 6B and I was afraid the little guy would freeze so I kept him inside an unheated garage for the winter. It was not the thing to do because he didn’t go dormant like he needed to do and therefore didn’t bloom in the spring. The instructions are vague for a “hanging plant “but for mine I planted it in a big pot and left it outside tucked in a corner where I will mulch it and hope for the best. The soil that it came in dries out quickly so if you want to keep it as a hanging plant I would suggest leaving it outside in a sunny spot protected from the cold with mulch and where it will still get moisture.