Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Lowbush Blueberry: Acleris curvalana, Callophrys augustinus, Caloptilia vacciniella, Catocala andromedae, Clossiana titania, Colias interior, Dolba hyloeus, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eupsilia sidus, Eurois astricta, Eurois occulta, Feltia jaculifera, Glena cognataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacanobia subjuncta, Lacinipolia lorea, Lymantria dispar, Macaria argillacearia, Macaria brunneata, Malacosoma disstria, Pandemis decoralis, Peridroma saucia, Phalaenostola metonalis, Polia detracta, Polia purpurissata, Protolampra brunneicollis, Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, Schizura unicornis, Sphinx canadensis, Syngrapha epigaea, Xestia c-nigrum, Xestia normanianus, Xestia oblata, Xylena cineritia, Xylena nupera
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.