Species: Vaccinium angustifolium

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Blueberry

Found on Course Walks

None Listed

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

Several cultivars have been selected for this species, mostly for fruit quality, a few are listed below.

'Burgundy', 'Claret', 'Cumberland', 'Fundy', 'Jonesboro', 'North Country', 'Northshy', 'Pretty Yellow', 'Spring', 'Tophat', 'Verde'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub 4 to 8 feet

Height: 6

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: deciduous, open, twiggy shrub

Ornamental Other: full sun to part shade

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 3a

Soil Ph: Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)

Environmental Other: small, showy white flowers in May, edible blue-black fruit in mid to late summer, reddish stems, dark green to blue-green leaves, reddish or bronze fall color. Useful as a groundcover

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

iron chlorosis in high pH soils

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

Native to the northeastern United States

Native Range Map

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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