Fruits form in clusters of five to ten berries. The berries ripen sixty to ninety days after full bloom. Mature berries change colour from green to red to blue.

Select plump fruit with good colour and fresh bloom. Always check the base of the punnet for juice leakage or mould.

Beautiful when served as part of a fruit or cheese platter or cooked in compote, blueberry pie or summer pudding.

Blueberries need to be grown in a climate with cool winters. The best-flavoured berries are produced where the summer nights are cool and days are warm and sunny. Late frosts will damage the young growth and flowers.

A good source of vitamins A and C, containing some phosphorus, calcium, potassium and iron.