Blue Mountainheath

Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

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.