Dwarf Bilberry
Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches
Planting Distance: 17 inches
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Red
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Dwarf Bilberry: Agriades rusticus podarce, Clossiana freija, Colias behrii, Colias interior, Colias palaeno, Epidemia mariposa, Lycaeides idas, Lycaeides argyrognomon nabokovi
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- MEX: Mexico Northeast
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.