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edibleFamily: EricaceaeGenus: Vaccinium
Cultivar
Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium
The Biloxi blueberry is a productive, low-chill cultivar developed for success in warmer USDA zones where traditional blueberries often struggle. This upright, vigorous shrub produces medium-sized, flavorful berries with a distinct sky-blue color and good shelf life. It serves as an excellent, productive addition to the home garden, featuring attractive white spring blossoms followed by a bountiful summer harvest.
Biloxi is a high-performing, low-chill Southern Highbush blueberry favored for its reliable fruit production in warmer climates. This vigorous, upright shrub offers beautiful spring flowers and bountiful summer harvests of flavorful, light-blue berries.
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Plant Detail
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Plant Profile
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Key growing information first, with the complete reviewed cultivar profile available when you want it.
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Sun
Full sun is essential for optimal fruit production and overall shrub vigor.
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Water
Blueberries have shallow, sensitive root systems; maintain consistent soil moisture, ensuring the ground or container remains damp but never waterlogged.
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Mature size
4-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.
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Hardiness
7-10
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Growth habit
Upright, rounded deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub.
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Plant type
Fruiting Shrub
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Care, size, flowering, climate, soil, health, and additional reviewed data.
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Growing note
Biloxi requires approximately 400-500 chill hours, making it ideal for mild-winter regions. Cross-pollination with another Southern Highbush variety is highly recommended to ensure maximum fruit set and yield.
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Climate note
Thrives in heat provided moisture is sufficient; sensitive to high pH levels and poor soil drainage.
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Flower / fruit
Produces white, urn-shaped flowers in early spring, followed by medium-sized, powder-blue berries during early to mid-summer.
Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
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Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
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Sun / light
Full sun is essential for optimal fruit production and overall shrub vigor.
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Growth rate
Moderate.
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Fertilizer
Use a specialized fertilizer formulated for acid-loving plants, applied in early spring; avoid late-season nitrogen applications.
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Pruning
Prune in late winter while the plant is dormant to remove unproductive or dead wood and to stimulate new growth from the base.
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Care notes
Biloxi requires approximately 400-500 chill hours, making it ideal for mild-winter regions. Cross-pollination with another Southern Highbush variety is highly recommended to ensure maximum fruit set and yield.
Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
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Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
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Mature size
4-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.
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Growth habit
Upright, rounded deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub.
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Spacing
Space plants 4-5 feet apart for hedgerows or individual shrub planting.
Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
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Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
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Flowering / fruiting
Produces white, urn-shaped flowers in early spring, followed by medium-sized, powder-blue berries during early to mid-summer.
Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
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Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
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Hardiness zones
7-10
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Temperature
Thrives in heat provided moisture is sufficient; sensitive to high pH levels and poor soil drainage.
Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
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Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
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Watering
Blueberries have shallow, sensitive root systems; maintain consistent soil moisture, ensuring the ground or container remains damp but never waterlogged.
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Soil
Requires acidic, well-draining, organic-rich soil; incorporate peat moss or pine bark to maintain the necessary low pH.
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Soil pH
4.5-5.5
More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
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More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
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Container Growing
Highly suitable for container gardening; use a large pot and maintain consistent, acidic soil conditions to ensure healthy growth.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Foliage Look
Small, simple, lance-shaped green leaves.
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Foliage Rules
Leaves are simple and alternate with a matte or slightly waxy texture.
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Fruit Flower Look
Bell-shaped white blossoms and rounded, powder-blue berries.
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Fruit Flower Rules
Flowers are white and urn-shaped; fruit should only be depicted on mature plants as clusters of round, powder-blue berries with a waxy bloom.
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Growth Habit Rules
Maintain an upright, multi-stemmed appearance; do not portray as a trailing or vining plant.
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Mature Plant Look
Dense, rounded, upright shrub with abundant sky-blue berries.
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Mature Stage Morphology
Mature shrubs exhibit a multi-stemmed, upright framework with dense, foliage-covered branches; leaves are elliptic to ovate with a subtle gloss.
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Morphology Rules
Ensure the plant displays a bushy, multi-stemmed shrub form starting from the crown; avoid any tree-like trunk structure.
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Plant Faqs
How many chill hours does Biloxi need? Biloxi typically requires 400-500 chill hours for best performance. Do I need two different types of blueberries? Yes, cross-pollination with another Southern Highbush variety significantly improves yield. Can I grow these in pots? Yes, they thrive in containers if provided with acidic, well-draining soil.
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Root Look
Fine, white, fibrous root network typical of Ericaceae.
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Soil Look
Dark, organic, acidic substrate containing visible peat or pine bark particles.
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Starter Stage
Young plants appear as small, woody stems with thin, lanceolate green foliage, typically supplied in propagation trays.
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Starter Stage Morphology
Slender, upright green to woody stems with alternating, simple leaves; root systems are fine, fibrous, and sensitive to moisture fluctuations.
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Video Voiceover Script
Welcome to Agardeni, where inspiration for gardening helps us imagine how and where we will grow Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry. This is Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberry, available as 18, 36, and 72 plant starter trays through the Agardeni Marketplace. Let this blueberry become part of your aspirational plan, helping you imagine the productive home orchard or container garden you want to create. Enjoy the sight of clusters of powder-blue berries that ripen throughout the summer, providing a sweet and delicious harvest from your own backyard. Establish your starter plug in a four-inch pot with well-draining mix, then move it to a larger container or its final in-ground location once established. Find your inspiration with Agardeni. Explore real plants and real availability. Start. Plan. Grow.
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Youtube Tags
Vaccinium Blueberry Biloxi Southern Highbush Edible Garden Fruiting Shrub Low Chill Container Gardening Acid-loving Plants Agardeni
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Youtube Video Summary
Discover the Biloxi Southern Highbush blueberry, a reliable low-chill cultivar perfect for warmer climates. This video explores the productive, upright shrub that delivers flavorful, powder-blue berries and attractive spring flowers.
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Youtube Video Title
Growing Biloxi Southern Highbush Blueberries
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