Origin: Earleton, FL
- Southern High-bush type cultivar hybridized and selected by Arthur Elliott and Patrick J. Hartmann in 1977.
- A mature bush is 3-4 feet tall and wide.
- Ripening date is May 10 though June 15 at Gainesville, Florida.
- Yields 10 pounds of medium size fruits per plant.
- Fruit size is 80 berries per standard cup.
- Berry quality is good. Berries are very firm and can be stored for several weeks at 40 degrees F.. Harvesting is done by hand.
- The plant is the best ornamental for low chilling areas.
- Plants have slender foliage and long slender laterals that produce profuse amounts of pinkish white flowers.
- Sunshineblue seems to tolerate higher pH soils better than all other Southern high-bush and Rabbiteye types.
- Hardiness Zones 10a-6b.
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