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Brightwell rabbiteye blueberry plant with ripe blue berries for sale in North Florida
Blueberry Brightwell - Advanced Nursery Growers
Brightwell rabbiteye blueberry plant with ripe blue berries for sale in North Florida
Blueberry Brightwell - Advanced Nursery Growers

Brightwell Blueberry Plant

Advanced Nursery Growers

$22.00

Brightwell Blueberry is a dependable, productive rabbiteye variety known for its firm, flavorful berries and vigorous upright growth. The medium-large berries have good blue color, a small dry picking scar, and a sweet traditional blueberry flavor.

Brightwell produces fruit over an extended harvest period, often lasting approximately five weeks. It is an excellent choice for fresh eating, freezing, baking, jams, preserves, and home orchards. Brightwell has also been one of the more reliable rabbiteye varieties following spring freezes.

Brightwell is especially well suited to North Florida, the Florida Panhandle, South Alabama, and the Gulf Coast. UF/IFAS includes Brightwell among the more productive rabbiteye varieties recommended for North Florida and the Panhandle.

Plant Details

  • Plant Type: Deciduous fruiting shrub
  • Botanical Name: Vaccinium virgatum ‘Brightwell’
  • Former Botanical Name: Vaccinium ashei ‘Brightwell’
  • Blueberry Type: Rabbiteye
  • Mature Size: Approximately 6–10 feet tall and 6–8 feet wide when maintained through pruning; unpruned rabbiteye plants may grow taller
  • Sun: Full sun for the best flowering, fruit production, and berry sweetness
  • USDA Zones: 7–9
  • Chill Hours: Approximately 350–400 hours
  • Bloom Time: Early to mid-spring; blooms later than its relatively low chill requirement might suggest
  • Harvest Time: Midseason, generally June through July in North Florida
  • Harvest Period: Approximately 35 days, depending on weather
  • Fruit: Medium-large, round blue berries with a small, dry picking scar
  • Flavor: Sweet with good traditional blueberry flavor
  • Texture: Very firm with good keeping quality
  • Pollination: Partially self-fertile, but another compatible rabbiteye variety is strongly recommended
  • Soil: Acidic, moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter
  • Preferred Soil pH: Approximately 4.0–5.5
  • Water: Keep evenly moist during establishment and fruit development, but avoid waterlogged soil
  • Growth Habit: Vigorous and upright
  • Landscape Uses: Home orchards, edible landscapes, blueberry hedges, wildlife gardens, and pick-your-own plantings
  • ATTRACTS POLLINATORS: Spring flowers attract bees and other beneficial pollinators

Brightwell has a reported chilling requirement of approximately 350–400 hours, but it generally flowers alongside varieties requiring closer to 500–550 chill hours. Its berries are firm, round, flavorful, and suitable for hand picking.

Best Pollinator Partners

Brightwell is partially self-fertile, but planting another rabbiteye variety nearby will generally improve fruit set, berry size, and overall production.

The strongest recommended pollinator partners from our blueberry selection are:

  • Alapaha Blueberry
  • Austin Blueberry
  • Powderblue Blueberry
  • Premier Blueberry

These varieties are specifically recommended as pollinators for Brightwell because their flowering periods provide dependable overlap.

Plant the different varieties within approximately 50 feet of one another so bees can move easily between the flowers. Rabbiteye blueberries should be paired with other rabbiteye varieties rather than depending on Southern Highbush blueberries for pollination.

North Florida Growing Note

Brightwell is one of the better rabbiteye choices for North Florida and the Florida Panhandle. UF/IFAS groups Brightwell with Powderblue, Tifblue, and Woodard as productive varieties that are less susceptible to frost damage than early-flowering rabbiteyes such as Beckyblue and Climax.

Brightwell can produce very heavy crops. Once the plant matures, yearly pruning and good care following harvest help prevent overcropping and encourage a dependable bloom the following season.

Ripe Brightwell berries may crack during periods of frequent rainfall. Pick fully ripe berries regularly, especially when heavy summer rain is expected.

Blueberries have shallow roots and grow best with approximately three inches of pine bark or pine straw mulch. Plant in full sun and acidic, well-drained soil. Avoid locations where water remains after heavy rain; a raised mound or raised bed can be used where drainage is poor. UF/IFAS recommends a soil pH between approximately 4.0 and 5.5.

Available for local pickup at our nursery in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Shipping is not currently available for this blueberry plant.

Wholesale availability may be offered on select sizes and quantities. Please contact us for current inventory and wholesale information.

Advanced Nursery Growers
1911 McLeod Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Call: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com

Collections: Berry Plants for North Florida | Blueberries, Blackberries & Edible Berry Plants, Blueberry Plants – All Varieties, Blueberry Plants – Rabbiteye Varieties, Self-Fertile Fruit Trees for North Florida, Wildlife Planting & Habitat Trees

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