Vaccinium corymbosum 'Hodnett' Fragrant Across the American South the

Across the American South the species dominates clay flats and the backwater ground near streams and rivers

Callicarpa acuminata

reaching twelve to fifteen feet with age

prized for both color and grace

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Hodnett' Fragrant Across the American South theSold as a 3 gallon plant, pick up only. 'Hodnett' is a Southern blueberry with a wild streak in the parentage, a hybrid that crosses the classic highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, with the black highbush blueberry, Vaccinium fuscatum, of the Southeastern swamp margins. The result is a tough, productive, regionally adapted shrub built for the acid soils and humid summers that can defeat ordinary highbush kinds. The genus name Vaccinium is the