Blueberry - Reka

The Reka Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Reka', has medium to large fruit that is dark blue, with an excellent blueberry flavor and is great for fresh eating. A prolific bloomer, this blueberry produces a huge early season crop of blueberries starting in mid July. The blooms have attractive showy white flowers. It offers striking multi-tone fall foliage colors - burgundy through red. This blueberry is perfect for the home landscape. It doesn’t take up much space, so it makes for a fine landscape plant for borders, as a hedge or specimen. This blueberry plant is fast growing and adapts to a wide range of Northern climates and soil types. Although blueberries are self-fertile, cross-pollination produces the best fruit crop. This blueberry prefers an acid soil for best plant health and fruit production. It likes an organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. The shallow, fibrous roots need constant moisture and good drainage. Plants appreciate a good organic mulch. Prune as needed in late winter beginning in the third year after planting. Blueberries are delicious, exceptionally nutritious, high in bioflavonoids. Blueberries are a delicious gourmet treat that may be eaten fresh or used in cobbler, cake, sauce, jam, jelly or syrup. Birds love blueberries so be sure to plant enough to share!