'Star' was released by the University of Florida as a patented variety in 1995. Star is slightly less vigorous than Sharpblue but its survival in the field is about equal to Sharpblue. Star holds its winter dormancy much better than Sharpblue and is less likely to bloom in January or early February. Star appears to be best adapted to north Florida and southeastern Georgia. Star has not performed well south of Ocala where it tends to produce few flowers and has weak growth. Average date on which Star reaches 50% bloom in Alachua County is February 23.

The first half of the berries are normally ripe by April 26. Star leafs well in Gainesville and southeastern Georgia. Star has a very short bloom to ripe interval and has a relatively compressed harvest period of about 3 weeks as compared to about 6 weeks for Sharpblue. Berries are excellent in size, firmness, and scar.