3 Reasons to Love Brazelberries Jelly Bean Blueberry

I’d like to introduce you to the BrazelBerries Jelly Bean blueberry bush. How appropriate, since Easter was just a few days ago.

Jelly Bean, like the previous Peach Sorbet blueberry I mentioned a few weeks ago, does triple duty in the garden.

1. It’s small and great for containers.

The BrazelBerries Jelly Bean blueberry is even smaller than it’s cousin, Peach Sorbet. It grows to just 1- to 2-feet tall and an equal width. From an ornamental perspective, Jelly Bean’s diminutive size fills an important spot in the residential landscape. With its 2-foot rounded shape, it is just the right size to line a walkway without getting too much in the way. Jelly Bean works great in pots on patios, porches, small walks, and the like.

2. It produces fruit.

Mid summer, Jelly Bean produces a bountiful crop of unusually sweet blueberries. Many varieties of blueberries can be a bit tart, so Jelly Bean’s sweetness is welcomed.

3. It’s a pretty bush for nearly all four seasons.

Green to dark-green leaves are fresh and welcoming in the spring, and bushes planted in cool climates produce red-tinged leaves, adding another color to its story. And it is a fairly good plant in cool climates, too, being hardy in USDA Zones 4-7.

In a time when folks are looking for value, having one plant fill three purposes is terrific.

Some general notes about what makes blueberry bushes happy:

-They enjoy slightly acidic soils. It’s likely your soil isn’t acidic enough (unless you live in a pine forest), so adding some acidic materials such as pine needles to your soil is a good idea.

-They’ll tolerate partial sun, but will produce lots of berries given full sun.

-They like a well-draining but moist soil.

-Prune out older wood from the blueberry bush, as berries are produced on wood that is less than five years old or so.

-As with any bush, thinning out the interior of the bush will also help decrease chances of disease.