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Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Edible summer berries and superb scarlet fall color. Needs acidic soil (pH 4.5–5.5); plant multiple cultivars for cross-pollination.

Family

Ericaceae

Type

shrub

Lifespan

perennial

Height

6–12 ft

Spacing

8–12 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

dry, moist, wet

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

May, June

Bloom colors

white, pink

Wildlife value

songbirds, pollinators, larval host

Caterpillar hosts

~294 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

specimen, hedge or screen

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV