Carefree Plant Produces More Blueberries Each Year!
Enjoy the ease and satisfaction of growing your very own fruit! It’s easy to imagine
harvesting delicious, healthful blueberries right outside your door with this variety of
blueberry! At just 24" tall, compact Top Hat is perfect for growing in a pot on your
patio. White, late-spring blooms are followed by a mid- to late-summer crop of tasty
1/2" berries. You’ll have plenty of fresh blueberries for pancakes and muffins, eating
fresh, and sharing with friends. Blue-green leaves turn fiery red in autumn. Hardy,
carefree plants. Kit includes one plant, 10" pot with saucer and soil. Ships in a 4" pot. Vaccinium ‘Top Hat’
Zones: 3-8 Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade Height: 24” Harvest: Mid to Late Summer
This item ships only in the spring.
If our spring shipping season is closed your order will be shipped the following spring.
Product Details
Botanical Name: Vaccinium x 'Top Hat'
Form: Deciduous woody shrub
Sun Exposure: Partial Shade/Full Sun
Height/Habit: 24" mounding shrub
Spread: 20" - 24"
Spacing: 20 - 24"
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8 (-30 F)
Foliage Type: Glossy, dark blue-green simple elliptical 1-2" long and half as wide
Flower Form: Urn shaped 1/3" borne in loose axillary clusters
Flower Color: White
Flowering Date: Mid spring
Planting Requirements: Set at the same level it is growing at in the container. Firm well and water thoroughly
Soil Requirements: Acid, humus enriched soil
Growth Rate: Slow once established, which takes approximately 8 - 10 weeks
Unique Characteristics: Developed by Michigan State University , the plant was named for it's neat, very dense growth. This mound shaped shrub is an ideal specimen to be used in place of flowering shrubs in the ornamental landscape plan. This practically maintenance free plant is loaded with white flowers in spring, has glossy blue-green leaves in the summer, and then tops the fall off with fiery red fall color that rivals or exceeds Burning Bush in intensity. The fruit is perfect for fresh eating, jams, or baking. Top Hat also makes a wonderful container patio plant, that will produce fruit and be quite decorative. Also makes an excellent bonsai subject.
Got 2 of these 2 years ago they both suprized me by living thru the winter in pots on my porch,one got full of water that froze so was sitting in ice.. but this year they both are loaded with berries..cant wait till they ripe.
I bought several a few years ago and they are all I could hope for plentiful and all summer and into fall. I put them in a small plastic
greenhouse during the winter & take them out after the last frost and leave them on the deck close to the door for snacking!
Mine did the same thing. Only I have left it out side through the Winter months. It is still alive it has no leaves but the stems are still moist inside. I am hoping it comes back this spring and I will get fruit. I have had all kinds of berry and I have had no problem growing them but we will see on this one.
I will have to say that I LOVE my Top Hats! I purchased them 3 years ago and they are in full bloom as I type. I pinched off the blooms the first year and they have produced every year since! I did see to it that plenty of water was given, and it drained properly! Just had to say this, since some seemed to have a problems..... Happy Gardening!
My blueberry plant produced very little the first year so I wasn't terribly impressed with it. I wrapped the pot in a towel and left it out on my patio later into the winter than I should have and was convinced it was dead. Due to upcoming extreme temps, I moved it indoors to my garage for the rest of the winter 'just in case'. I also watered it once or twice while in the garage but it felt kind of silly since I didn't really think it was still alive. To my surprise, the plant made a full recovery and produced many more blueberries than it had the previous year. The berries were quite good, making me wish I had several more plants just like it. It's looking pretty dead again this year but I'm hoping for a full recovery. If I see signs of life, I'll probably order a few more of these plants this year.
