Aurora

A very late-ripening highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar. <b>Origin:</b> From the cross Brigitta × Elliott made in 1991 at Grand Junction, Mich. Original seedling selected at Benton Harbor, Mich., in 1997. Tested as MSU 50. Released in 2003. USPP 15,185; 28 Sept. 2006. Berry: medium-large with small, dry picking scar; excellent powder-blue color; excellent flavor and firmness. Begins to ripen 5 d after Elliott in Michigan. Fruit stores well. <b>Plant:</b> vigorous and upright with numerous, moderately branched canes and well-displayed fruit. Plants very winter-hardy.