Blueberry plant named ‘Nocturne’

Abstract

A new and distinct hexaploid hybrid blueberry ( Vaccinium ×hybrid) cultivar named Nocturne. Nocturne is a hybrid with complex hexaploid ancestry, derived from V. ashei Reade, V. constablaei Gray, V. corymbosum L., V. darrowii Camp, V. angustifolium Ait., and V. tenellum Ait.,. It is cold hardy, having an extended dormancy period, and a late flowering interval, is productive year-after-year, consistently producing 12-13 lbs. of fruit per plant, it has ripe fruit that is large, dark, and sweet that ripens in mid-July in New Jersey and the fruit are tinted vivid, red-orange when unripe, and ripen to black. Nocturne is a vigorous upright plant with glossy, medium-green foliage, and a somewhat sprawling habit.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct rabbiteyed-derived, hexaploid blueberry plant as illustrated and described, characterized by being very cold hardy, having a long dormancy period, possessing a vigorous bush, colorful unripe fruit, and large, sweet, dusky black fruit when fully ripe.