Lowbush Blueberry
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Deciduous Shrub
Age and Size of Seedlings Being Sold: 1-0; 6-12 inches
Other Names: Late Lowbush Blueberry
Native to the U.S.
COLDEST USDA Cold Hardiness Zone Where Species Typically Survives: 3
Range: Eastern U.S., Midwest, Eastern Canada
Typical Mature Height: 1-3 feet
Light Requirement: sun, partial shade
Soils: dry and moist soils
Habitat: forest edges and canopy openings in dry forests such as oak-conifer forests
Flower Color: white
Fruit: blue berries
Bloom Time: spring and summer
Wildlife Value: berries are consumed and often favored by numerous species of birds and mammals; special value to native bees, including native bumble bees
Uses: berries are edible to humans; often planted as a ground cover on dry sites
Photo by Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
More Information: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VAAN