deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Nodding, greenish-white, bell-shaped flowers have a pink tinge. Birds and mammals eat the blue-black berries, and the leaves change color through the seasons. Alkaline soil can cause chlorosis, so choose an acid site.
Pairs well with Bush honeysuckle, Big bluestem, New England aster, and American persimmon.
Native range
Eastern North America.