lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn
- Bloom color
- White , red , pink
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) is a shrub for pollinator gardens, low maintenance beds, food gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and prefers acid soil. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Mountain laurel, Wintergreen, Little bluestem, and Canadian hemlock.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 27 more places. See all 31
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.