Jewel blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jewel'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jewel' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jewel') is a shrub for food gardens, hedges, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it. It grows at a moderate rate with an erect habit.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, New Jersey tea, Aromatic aster, and Switchgrass.