Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Plant Characteristics:

• Duration: Perennial  
• Habit: shrub  
• Size class: 1-3ft
• Native Habitat: Open, conifer woods; sandy or rocky balds & old fields 
• Bloom time: May-June

Growing Conditions 

• Sun:
  • Sun, partial shade, shade
• Soil:
  • Moisture: dry, moist
  • Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
  • CaCO3 Tol: Low
  • Description: Acid, moist to droughty soils
• Water Use: 
  • Medium
• Condition comments:
  • Susceptible to chlorosis due to alkalinity. Planting more than one plant is beneficial for fruit production.

Benefits:

• Berries are relished by most animals 
• Edible fruit 
• Attracts birds 
• Specific value to native bees 
• Specific value to bumble bees