Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum L. - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: 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: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: High
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Highbush Blueberry: Acrobasis vaccinii, Antaeotricha leucillana, Basicladus celibatus, Callophrys augustinus, Callophrys henrici, Caloptilia burgessiella, Caloptilia vacciniella, Catocala andromedae, Celastrina argiolus lucia, Colias interior interior, Dichomeris ligulella, Halysidota tessellaris, Hemaris gracilis, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacanobia subjuncta, Lymantria dispar, Melanchra picta, Mesothea incertata, Mesothea incertata incertata, Pandemis decoralis, Paonias astylus, Parasa chloris, Parornix arbitrella, Parornix preciosella, Peridroma saucia, Phyllonorycter diversella, Satyrium liparops, Sphinx gordius, Tischeria insolita
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, 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.