Atlantic blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Atlantic'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 8 feet tallup to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Atlantic' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Atlantic') is a shrub for food gardens, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open from early to late spring and attract bees, butterflies, and birds. The erect shrub grows at a moderate rate and reaches about 8 feet tall and wide. Its leaves turn a new color in fall.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, Switchgrass, and Ostrich fern.