Florida Rose Blueberry Plant - 10" Rabbiteye Hybrid Starter with Pink Edible Fruit

Florida Rose Rabbiteye Highbush Blueberry Starter Plant

The Florida Rose Blueberry Plant is a 10-inch starter plant of the Vaccinium spp. rabbiteye hybrid variety. This plant produces large, bright pink to red berries known for their excellent flavor and firmness. It is well-suited for home gardens and commercial pick-your-own operations, offering an early harvest around May 25th. The plant is self-fertile but benefits from cross-pollination with other rabbiteye varieties.

Key Features

• Produces large, bright pink to red fruit with excellent flavor
• Lower chilling requirement, ideal for north and north-central Florida
• Self-fertile with improved yields when cross-pollinated
• Harvest time around late May, aligning with early blueberry varieties
• Thrives in full sun to partial shade conditions
• Suitable for both garden beds and container growing
• Ships bare root for easy planting and establishment

Growing Information

The Florida Rose Blueberry prefers well-drained acidic soil and moderate watering to keep the soil consistently moist without waterlogging. It grows as an upright bush and is hardy in USDA zones 6b to 9a. This makes it adaptable to a range of climates, especially in Florida regions with lower chilling requirements.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.