elliott's blueberry
Vaccinium elliottii
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Elliott's blueberry (Vaccinium elliottii) is a fruit shrub for food gardens, hedges, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows at a moderate pace and reaches about 47 to 71 inches tall and wide. White or pink flowers draw bees and butterflies, and birds visit the plant too.
Pairs well with Muscadine, Jacob Cline spotted beebalm, and Everbearing strawberry.
Native range
AL, AR, FL, GA, and 7 more places. See all 11
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, and VA.