Florida Rose Blueberry Plant - Early Ripening Rabbiteye Highbush with Pink Fruit

Florida Rose Rabbiteye Highbush Blueberry Starter Plant Overview

The Florida Rose Rabbiteye Highbush Blueberry is a unique edible plant known for its vibrant pink to red berries. This variety is especially suited for gardeners in Florida and similar climates due to its lower chilling requirements and early ripening nature. Ideal for both home gardens and commercial pick-your-own operations, it offers a combination of ornamental appeal and delicious fruit production.

Key Features

• Bright pink to red fruit that is highly photogenic
• Large berries with excellent firmness and flavor
• Early ripening around late May, aligning with other early varieties
• Lower chilling requirement of 500-550 hours, suitable for north and north-central Florida
• Self-fertile but benefits from cross-pollination with varieties like Titan and Pink Lemonade
• Thrives in full sun to partial shade environments
• Highbush growth habit, provided as a bare root starter plant

Growing Information

The Florida Rose Blueberry prefers well-draining, acidic soil and requires moderate watering to keep the soil consistently moist without becoming soggy. It grows best in USDA hardiness zones 6b to 9a. For optimal fruit production, plant in locations receiving full sun to partial shade. While self-fertile, planting compatible varieties nearby can enhance pollination and yield.

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.