Blueberry plant named ‘Lucero’

Abstract

A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season. The attractive light blue substantially round berries are formed in compact clusters and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor. The berries are well amenable to mechanical harvest. The plant is self-fertile, and the growth habit is generally upright. Attractive evergreen foliage is displayed. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.

1. A new and distinct Blueberry plant that possess the following combination of characteristics:
 (a) flowers at mid-season and forms fruit that ripens at mid-season, 
 (b) displays a generally upright growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage, 
 (c) is self-fertile, 
 (d) displays a low chilling requirement, and 
 (e) forms in abundance attractive light blue substantially round berries having an extended post-harvest shelf life in compact clusters that are well suited for mechanical harvest and exhibit a refreshing blueberry flavor; 
 
     substantially as herein shown and described.