Spartan blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Spartan'
RHS AGM 2003
USDA zones5 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
'Spartan' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Spartan') is a shrub for food gardens, hedges, 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 dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in an erect shape at a moderate pace. Flowers open in early to late spring and draw butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Virginia sweetspire, Big bluestem, False indigo, and Witch hazel.