Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton

Heath family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.7 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 32 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Acleris curvalana, Callophrys augustinus, Caloptilia vacciniella, Catocala andromedae, Clossiana titania, Colias interior, Dolba hyloeus, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eupsilia sidus, Eurois astricta, Eurois occulta, Feltia jaculifera, Glena cognataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacanobia subjuncta, Lacinipolia lorea, Lymantria dispar, Macaria argillacearia, Macaria brunneata, Malacosoma disstria, Pandemis decoralis, Peridroma saucia, Phalaenostola metonalis, Polia detracta, Polia purpurissata, Protolampra brunneicollis, Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, Schizura unicornis, Sphinx canadensis, Syngrapha epigaea, Xestia c-nigrum, Xestia normanianus, Xestia oblata, Xylena cineritia, Xylena nupera

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.