Grouse Whortleberry

Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville

Heath family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

17 inches

Flower Color

Red

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance None

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 19 – 69 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Host Clossiana titania

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
USA: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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