creeping blueberry
Vaccinium crassifolium
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 20 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Subshrub , shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Creeping blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium) is an evergreen shrub for rock gardens, ground cover, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. White flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees and butterflies. The foliage turns brown and copper in cold weather, and birds visit the plant too.
Pairs well with Chokeberry, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Bush honeysuckle.
Native range
GA, NC, SC, and VA.